Jon Huntsman, who is staking his Republican presidential campaign on the New Hampshire primary, totally dismissed the Iowa caucuses in a television interview today.

"They pick corn in Iowa, and pick presidents here in New Hampshire," Huntsman said on CBS The Early Show.

That zinger -- versions of which have appeared over the year by politicos who dislike Iowa's caucus system -- comes as a new poll shows Huntsman in fourth place in New Hampshire.

Mitt Romney leads New Hampshire with 44% of the vote, according to a Time/CNN survey, followed by Ron Paul (17%) and Newt Gingrich (16%). Huntsman had 9% in the poll.

"Market expectations were low as we started this journey," Huntsman told CBS. "Every town hall meeting we are doing, like last night, they are bigger and bigger with more people turning out, and we are connecting with our message, and I have every confidence that as always, New Hampshire is going to up-end conventional wisdom."

The Iowa GOP caucuses are Tuesday; the New Hampshire primary is Jan. 10.

In addition to dismissing Iowa, Huntsman released a new video today criticizing Paul as unelectable, and challenging him over past newsletters that have been deemed racist.

CBS News analyzes Huntsman's New Hampshire strategy: