Winners and Losers Jan. 14: Momentum for Paul

Winner: New polls out Friday confirmed U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is on the rise in the Palmetto State. 

Rasmussen's latest poll puts Paul tied for third with 16 percent. That's a jump of 5 percentage points in one week, likely due in part to Paul's second place finish in New Hampshire. 

The latest Public Policy Polling numbers also puts Paul at third in South Carolina with 15 percent — a six percentage point increase in a week.

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Loser: The same polls show troubling news for former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.), who is losing momentum after spending much of his post-Iowa bounce running across New Hampshire for a distant fifth.

The numbers in South Carolina suggest things are heading in the same direction. After Iowa, Santorum was at 24 percent in the Rasmussen poll. Friday's numbers put him at 16 percent, tied with Paul.

The PPP poll had a five point drop in a week, from 19 percent to 14 percent, putting him behind Paul.