“Deficit hawk” is misleading. Bob Dole was a “deficit hawk” who wanted to solve the deficit by raising taxes. Hell, a lot of Dems could be considered “deficit hawks” because they want to close the deficit with massive tax increases.
What is endangered are GOP SPENDING hawks. At some point during George Bush’s administration, the GOP gave up on spending restraint. John Kasich is a great example. In the early to mid 1990s, he cut or held the line on spending. Now he’s a bleeding heart “compassionate conservative.” Everyone wants to get drunk on our grandchildren’s credit card.
Raising taxes doesn’t increase federal revenues. It does the opposite.