that could help santorum as it did with mike huckabee in 2008. and then there is issue number three, who stands to lose? newt gingrich, rick perry, and michele bachmann have all dropped in the polls but are battling to stay in this race behind the top three. placing fourth may be their best hope. if they place any lower, some say dropping out of the race may be their only viable option. and number two, rick santorum and ron paul could benefit who loses. santorum has been surging lately. a poll on saturday showed him rounding out the top three. santorum says he didn't come to lose. the people of iowa have kicked his tires and lit his fires. that is a direct quote. and the same poll has ron paul in second. paul's campaign told cnn it has signed up more than 1400 volunteers, which is another reason is he expected to end up in the top three. and finally, number one, all