Late Tuesday evening, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. During the address, Biden portrayed America as strong and prosperous, and tried to stay further to the center than he has over the past year. “The State of the Union is strong because you, the American people, are strong,” Biden said near the end of the address. During her response, Reynolds emphasized domestic issues like skyrocketing inflation, the rapid rise in gas prices, crime, and unprecedented illegal immigration, though she did briefly comment on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Democrats have spent the past year ignoring the issues—or making them worse,” Reynolds said near the beginning of her rebuttal. “This is not the same country it was a year ago,” Reynolds said. “The president tried to paint a different picture tonight, but his actions over the past 12 months don’t …