Des Moines, Iowa (AP)-evangelical activist, Iowa's most powerful conservative voting group, sharply divided into almost 10 weeks from the state's opening presidential primary, and is a series of republican competition weigh hard conservative candidate appeared early front-runner romney alternative.
Half a dozen republican competitors seeking to improve their Christian conservative credentials, sometimes in trying to obtain all the influential group of countries before the caucuses on January 3, the edge of doubts eliminate,.
Businessman Herman Cain tried to clarify his position on abortion, with about 1000 Iowa most devout of social conservatives, suggesting that this week after the problem is a choice.
"I think abortion should be said that the whole this country is clearly illegal," Cain said, his victory in the faith and freedom coalition President BBS.
Cain has risen sharply, the latest in the polls, stirring the tea party activists and former CEO of the godfather of wafers background and outsider status of business to attract the interest of the republican party.
But he also has caused the new review, and some republican candidates, in an interview with CNN this week said of his compatriots from attack.
"I want to say is, it finally gets a choice, family or mother has made" Cain told CNN host Pierce Morgan.
Texas governor perry, for the first time in romney supported abortion rights, but announced that he's in his term as governor of Massachusetts against because he weighing running for President a cover, the committee.
"Support life convenient movement," says perry, already stepping up the attack on him romney's conservative image.
But perry says, "this is a free rumours that I kiss of life, but the government's decision should be set aside," indirect shot Cain.
Cain said perry's speech is the picture of the abortion rights in false supporters, his.
"This is just a try, try to slander me," Cain said afterward. "I kiss from conception of life. There is no abortion, no exception."
The Gospel has not been in any single unity conservative candidate positively wined over them, seek a lift for former Arkansas governor mike huckabee in the opening of 2008 primary victory.
"I don't see anyone like them, galvanized huckabee schaeffler said:" Steve, President of the events of the sponsors, and in Iowa a leading social activist conservative. "I was in a lie, if I tell you, you can change a events."
Attend alliance BBS in Iowa state fair field activists weight from three candidates who make the most positive appeal, so far-including former Pennsylvania stadium senator rick Santorum, Congressman michel Bach mann and perry and Cain, former U.S. house speaker gingrich and Texas Congressman RON Paul.
Bach mann, who won the republican victory in the August polls from Iowa evangelical pastor actively participate in political activities under the help of the network, announced her support for a constitutional amendment, make abortion illegal.
"I think that the government had to step in, I stand at a federal constitutional amendment to protect from conception to natural death of life," Bach, told the audience, prompting cheers.
Santa TuoLuo, Tim, leading abortion opponent, had been in congressional criticism, he accept the CNN interview releases Cain, but there is no direct against him on Saturday.
"Here I heard a lot of theory," mountain "balaam said to his opponent" refers to the record, compared in congress." This is the practice. "
The whole Iowa candidates running on Saturday, held in des moines event, this is an opportunity, stay in this district a sign.
But BBS have not reached romney, who all national republican leadership on Saturday, opinion polls in New Hampshire. Despite the efforts of the event planners, he refused an invitation part, because he is famous in Iowa, in 2008 from his White House run skip countries multicandidate party.
Romney has a conservative Gospel of sensitive relations, many of them is Mr Romney's Mormon religion and he changed social problems, such as gay rights and abortion position sceptical.
He took part in the national conference, including the values voters summit in Washington this month conservatives, but stresses that the economy, not social issues.
This left the stage on Saturday for the candidate voters in about 2008 half republican caucusgoers, according to exit polls.
However, influential pastor said, they the politically active members of the division of the network. Also, the Christian family and school activists, a good network group, huckabee behind the scenes working, obviously didn't have preferred candidate.
Perry won a National Day of prayer, he held in Houston, the attention of August. But he and evangelical voters burnish, in his 2007 executive, requirement of sexually transmitted diseases, may cause cancer vaccine school-age girls' light fades.
Santa TuoLuo, Tim, anti-abortion leaders, and in the senate, in Iowa social conservative leaders left deep impression, but path perry and Bach ord in fundraising.
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