Yes that has been the case since at least Reagan. The deficits go up under republicans more than democrats. The fiscal conservatism is a marketing ploy. Paper

Yes that has been the case since at least Reagan. The deficits go up under republicans more than democrats. The fiscal conservatism is a marketing ploy. Paper from 2004 on the topic: https://shapiro.macmillan.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/CES_deficit_draft.pdf https://shapiro.macmillan.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files... Paper from 2022 on the topic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01603477.2022.2094276 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01603477.2022.20... Wikipage with just economic indicators by party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._economic_performance_by_presidential_party?wprov=sfti1#Job_creation_by_U.S._presidency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._economic_performance_by_p...