Ames, Iowa—When the final results of the Iowa “straw poll” were finally announced early Saturday evening, there really was little to be surprised about.  Michele Bachmann, her candidacy fueled by the ranks of the “tea party movement” and cultural conservatives, emerged on top in the Hawkeye State’s quadrennial “beauty contest.”  The Minnesotan congresswoman won with … Continue reading What Bachmann Triumph Means in Iowa