Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on President Truman in the early 1950s?

McCarthy’s accusations that the Truman administration was soft on communism weakened public confidence in the Democrats and contributed to the political climate of the 1952 election. Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican candidate, won that election and became president. Truman did not run for reelection, and McCarthy’s attacks did not reveal Truman to be a communist.

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