Abortion-rights groups keep focus on Romney

{mosads}”It’s very important that voters know he is not a moderate alternative” to any of the conservative candidates remaining in the GOP primary, Miller said.

NARAL opposes all of the Republican contenders and will continue to attack them as the race moves to New Hampshire, he said.

According to the Washington Post poll, abortion was the top issue for 32 percent of the Iowa Republicans who caucused for Santorum on Tuesday. By comparison, the economy was the top issue for 33 percent of his supporters.

Planned Parenthood also kept its attacks broad on Wednesday.

“The Iowa caucus was a race to see which candidates could go furthest to the right, and Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul were the winners,” the organization said. “They are so far out of the mainstream on women’s health they will have difficulty gaining the support of moderate women voters who are key to winning the presidency.”