The lefties have given Iowa all kinds of free goodies, which makes it rather difficult for conservatives to run there for nomination. Wind farms, ethanol subsidies, etc., etc. They’ve been bought off. Maybe that stuff can be undone, but it would be deadly to tell the Iowa voters that before the election, regrettably.
Trump is not really a Conservative. I would describe him as a right-leaning Populist.
In the current scenario I will take that. In fact it may be the best we can hope for in the current cycle.