mbled to help Dewey combat that issue during the Presidential campaign.3 Within those volunteers was Senator McCarthy. The relationship between Dewey and McCarthy was strained at best.4 Not only did McCarthy back Stassen during the nomination process, but also Dewey himself saw the Communist threat differently than McCarthy. Although Dewey was considered the favorite, the election resulted in a surprising finish, as Dewey would lose the election to current President, Harry S. Truman. With Truman as the President, the outright attacks against domestic Communism had given way to a more subtle approach. Attempting to avoid the loss of civil liberties, the next couple of years saw President Truman disagree with those who were more outright in the battle with domestic Communism. At the head of those who were far more vocal, and someone who President Truman had an extremely poor relationship with, Wisco
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