How did mccarthyism republicans in the 1952 presidential election? apex?

mccthyism led democrats to appear soft on communism

it came in a time when several countries such as China had fallen to communism leading the red scare in the USa. the general lack of authoritirive voice amongs the Democrats made them appear too soft to handle communism.

from the conditions of the working class in england by friedrich engels,the main idea is :

whole lotta ptsd going on