Lately HA has really been pimping Bachmann, not because they like Bachmann, but because they see her as a means of stopping Palin.
Spot on.
Below are their results over the past four months. Notice the candidate who has seen their support steadily rising.
Summary of Hot Air GOP presidential polls since April:
Apr 4 May 15 June 2 June 16 July 3
PALIN 33.0% 32 .04% 34.91% 36.48% 36.94%
CAIN 11.0% 21.13% 15.78% 8.98% 6.68%
ROMNEY 11.0% 3.11% 6.58% 7.55% 6.30%
PAWLENTY 9.0% 6.51% 6.17% 5.28% ~4%
BACHMANN 7.0% 3.81% 2.52% 11.20% 19.95%
PERRY -— —— 24.13% 14.07% 18.91%
GINGRICH 2.0% 2.08% 0.24% 0.56% <1%