Topeka ? Rick Santorum won the Kansas Republican Party caucus in a landslide, but the Kansas Democratic Party turned its aim on second-place finisher Mitt Romney.

“Mitt Romney failed to convince Kansas Republican voters that he has what it takes to be President,” said Kansas Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon.

“In fact, he failed to even step foot in Kansas and ask for a single vote,” Wagnon said. “Mr. Romney’s priorities lie with his wealthy donors and special interests. That is exactly why Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike simply do not not trust Mitt Romney,” she said.

Wagnon’s statement went on to praise President Barack Obama, noting his recent speech in Osawatomie and the Kansas roots of his mother and grandparents.

Wagnon’s statement is premised on what some have argued — Romney will be the Republican nominee even though he has problems with the right wing of the GOP.

In the Kansas GOP caucus, Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, got 51.2 percent of the votes, while Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, received 20.9 percent. Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich got 14.4 percent and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, 12.6 percent.

Tom Murray, who spoke on behalf of Romney at the Douglas County GOP caucus, said Democrats fear Romney because he is the only candidate in the field who can defeat Obama.

“Democrats have fallen all over themselves trying to defeat Gov. Romney and prevent him from being the nominee,” he said.

In the delegate count, Romney leads the pack with 377 to Santorum’s 146, while Gingrich has 112 and Paul, 31. The campaigns now turn to primaries Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi.