Fiorina seeks to capitalize on debate momentum

Carly Fiorina may be having a moment.

Coming off a well-reviewed performance in last week's smaller debate among seven low-rated Republican candidates, the businesswoman's fundraising and poll numbers are both up.

"When I went into that debate last Thursday, less than 40% of Republican voters had ever heard my name, so I had a big introduction to do," Fiorina said Wednesday on CBS This Morning.  "And I think now that people know who I am, know that I’m capable of not only winning this job but doing this job."

A new Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll has Fiorina moving up to fifth place among New Hampshire Republicans with 9% support.

“She made a big movement, that has to be good news for her campaign,” said Franklin Pierce pollster Kelly Myers said. “She was floundering a bit but now she has some momentum. That has to be exciting for her.”

Perhaps the surest sign Fiorina has momentum: Democrats are attacking her business record, including her dismissal as CEO of Hewlett-Packard.

In her CBS interview, Fiorina said she would continue "talking to as many voters as I can," and stressing her status as a political outsider.

"What I think is necessary first and foremost is a different kind of leadership that will challenge the status quo in Washington," she said, "get this economy going again, really cut government bureaucracy down to size and hold it accountable, and leadership that will restore our place in the world."