1.  Gramm has won over some activist GOP members with his tougher antiabortion stand.

2.  He did not seem comfortable with the antiabortion stand of any of the leading candidates.

3.  In the New Hampshire primary nearly two weeks ago, Buchanan found that although the electorate overwhelmingly favored abortion rights, a passionate minority supported his antiabortion stand.

4.  Republican groups favoring abortion rights have warned that candidates who take the most stringent antiabortion stand will alienate many women voters.