US Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has won the Iowa straw poll, in an early boost for her campaign for the White House.<br /><br />Bachmann came out on top as expected after campaigning hard in the heartland state, with 28.5 per cent of the 16,892 votes cast in the early test for Republicans.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Ames, Iowa on Bachmann's win.
