Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania may have come in third place in the Florida Republican presidential primary but a new poll shows that he is doing better against President Barack Obama than former Gov. Mitt Romney in the Sunshine State.

A Rasmussen Reports of likely voters in Florida, released on Friday, finds Santorum in a dead heat with Obama. The Democrat incumbent takes 47 percent with Santorum right behind him with 46 percent. Four percent back other candidates while 4 percent are undecided.

Romney does slightly worse than Santorum against Obama. The Democrat stays at 47 percent while Romney garners 44 percent. Five percent are for other candidates while 3 percent are undecided.

The poll of 500 likely Florida voters was taken on Feb. 9 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percent.