Why did Margaret Chase Smith disagree with Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist agenda? The United States was winning the Cold War. She showed that he actually downplayed the communist threat. The Republican Party did not need political victories. McCarthy was promoting hate and character assassination. The Democrats needed to regain control of the Senate.

Why did Margaret Chase Smith disagree with Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist agenda? The United States was winning the Cold War. She showed that he actually downplayed the communist threat. The Republican Party did not need political victories. McCarthy was promoting hate and character assassination. The Democrats needed to regain control of the Senate.