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…and thank you to @RealBenCarson and @realDonaldTrump who spoke out in support of a fair debate process.

— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) September 1, 2015

A new poll from Monmouth University out Monday shows Fiorina placing third in the essential, first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa, behind only Donald Trump and Ben Carson. She has also garnered a solid 5 percent of the vote in each of three national polls since the first debate.

Fiorina’s deputy campaign manager also weighed in on Twitter.

We're so grateful to the thousands of grassroots supporters and conservative activists around the country...(1/3)

— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015

...who weren't afraid to take on the political establishment and challenge the status quo to make this happen. (2/3)

— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015

We look forward to watching @CarlyFiorina debate the other front runners at the Reagan Library. (3/3)

— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus applauded the amended debate criteria. “I applaud CNN for recognizing its historic nature of this debate and fully support the network’s decision to amend the criteria,” Priebus said in a statement.

But the stage is still not set. The polling cutoff will ultimately decide Carly Fiorina’s fate, however her chances are now much better.

Prior to CNN’s rule change, Fiorina was averaging at 1.9 percent, but with the new debate criteria, Fiorina now averages at 5 percent, according to an ABC News analysis on who’s in and who’s out for the next debate.

ABC News’ Ryan Struyk contributed to this report.

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