Did the Cold War favor the GOP?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Favored the GOP since the McCarthy days. The one or two elections where it favored the Democrats would've been in the 60's, and the tide soon turned on that.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

1952: Ike benefits from fears of domestic communism and the debacle in Korea.
1956: Ike benefits, I guess. Rerun of '52 for the large part.
1960: JFK benefits by calling Nixon and Ike weak on communism.
1964: LBJ benefits due to fears that Goldwater might start WWIII.
1968: Nixon benefits due to the debacle in Vietnam.
1972: McGovern, among other things--numerous things--can be seen as "too soft" on communism.
1976: Carter benefits from Ford's gaffe on Poland.
1980: Reagan benefits from Carter's perceived weakness on communism.
1984: Reagan's re-election, etc.

Kind of balanced, but on the whole, in favor of the GOP. 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's all had elections where the GOP benefited from the Cold War in various ways. If the Democrats did benefit, such examples are isolated to three elections.