, ▁such ▁as ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney , ▁New t ▁G ing rich , ▁and ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁Jon ▁Hun ts man , ▁performed ▁poor ly ▁in ▁the ▁st raw ▁poll , ▁placing ▁a ▁distant ▁sevent h , ▁e ighth , ▁and ▁nin th ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Post - st raw ▁poll ▁Following ▁the ▁st raw ▁poll , ▁support ▁of ▁Congress w oman ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann ▁continued ▁to ▁grow , ▁as ▁the ▁media ▁focused ▁on ▁what ▁they ▁de emed ▁the ▁" new ▁top ▁tier " ▁of ▁Bach mann , ▁Rick ▁Perry ▁and ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney . ▁This ▁drew ▁criticism ▁from ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Congress man ▁Ron ▁Paul , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁com ed ian ▁Jon ▁Stewart ▁on ▁his ▁program ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show , ▁who ▁pointed ▁out ▁Paul ' s ▁near ▁tie ▁with ▁Bach mann ▁in ▁the ▁poll , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁lack ▁of ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ▁by ▁the ▁media . ▁ ▁Bach mann ' s ▁support ▁in ▁pol ls ▁following ▁Am es ▁began ▁to ▁fall , ▁however , ▁with ▁Rick ▁Perry ' s ▁support ▁growing ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁following ▁his ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁race . ▁His ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁event ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁Iowa , ▁which ▁Bach mann ▁also ▁attended . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁former ▁Governor ▁Tim ▁P aw l enty ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ions ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the