[roxolotl]

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...

Paper from 2022 on the topic:

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_p...