Following last week’s elections, ITR Live continues to look at what we have learned from the results. Among the many questions that are being posed around the country, we look at where the conservative movement should go from here. Fiscal conservatism clearly works in Iowa and in several other states across the country, and conservative governors in these states were handed convincing re-election victories. Should conservatively run states like Iowa continue on the same path, or should they change their governing philosophies?

Voters in Iowa made their voices hear clearly and decisively. Iowans want to continue on the path of fiscal restraint, lower taxes, and a defense of traditional cultural values. Iowa voters knew exactly what they were voting for when they re-elected Governor Kim Reynolds and expanded the majorities led by Senate Leader Jack Whitver and House Speaker Pat Grassley. This episode responds to a recently Des Moines Register editorial that argues the opposite – that these leaders should change course and no longer advance the conservative, pro-growth policies on which they recently won.

And what about the pending announcement from former President Donald Trump of his plan to seek re-election? Is this a good thing and is the timing right?