The campaign of GOP hopeful Rick Santorum liked what they saw in a new CNN/Time poll that was released on Wednesday.
The survey showed Santorum pulling into third place, behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. The 16 percent of the vote that Santorum received marks his strongest performance yet in any Hawkeye State poll.
“This new polling confirms that Mike Huckabee is right — Rick Santorum will be the “surprise candidate” in Iowa next week,” said campaign manager, Mike Biundo.
Biundo added; “This new poll confirms that Rick Santorum has leapfrogged into 3rd place — more than tripling his support from the beginning of the month. Rick is now polling ahead of Newt Gingrich, who was considered to be the frontrunner.”