More Democratic administrations in Cold War = hotter Cold War?

Prior to the coup within the Democratic Party that replaced the New Dealers with the New Politics crowd, one might argue that the Democratic Party could be considered more hawkish with regard to the Soviets (see: Korea, Vietnam); assuming that by some stroke of luck or actual political realignment in favor of the Democrats *instead* of the Republicans in '68 or somesuch, might we see a hotter Cold War with Democrats in charge?
 
Prior to the coup within the Democratic Party that replaced the New Dealers with the New Politics crowd, one might argue that the Democratic Party could be considered more hawkish with regard to the Soviets (see: Korea, Vietnam); assuming that by some stroke of luck or actual political realignment in favor of the Democrats *instead* of the Republicans in '68 or somesuch, might we see a hotter Cold War with Democrats in charge?

In '68 itself, I'd say either HHH or RFK are going with Vietnamization-redux. Don't see either of them deviating that much (Cambodia as an exception) from Nixon's OTL foreign policy, though Kennedy would probably crank up the heat in Cuba.
 
Certain Democrats were more Hawkish. Certain Republicans were more Hawkish (Goldwater wanting to lob one into the bathroom at the Kremlin is an example). It's a mixed bag.
 
AFAIK the big historical piece soon after '68 was Nixon's opening of China. In the New Deal Dems are in charge though what's the chance of that being postponed, or even butterflied away altogether?
 
AFAIK the big historical piece soon after '68 was Nixon's opening of China. In the New Deal Dems are in charge though what's the chance of that being postponed, or even butterflied away altogether?

The entire '68 field, Reagan excepted, endorsed PRC recognition. Scattered negotiations were on-and-off through the '60s from what I've read, a couple of close calls under LBJ in particular.
 
Well a lot of Democratic action was not wanting to be seen as soft on Communism since Republicans had somehow outflanked the Party of NATO on that.
But it was individual Presidents really. Truman was the father of NATO, but Ike was more of a hard liner, and Nixon exceeded Ike and JFK was more hawkish than Nixon...
 
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