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Up for re-election in 1952, Senator Joseph McCarthy faced challenger Leonard Schmitt in the Republican primary. Schmitt's campaign produced this brochure that used quotes from prominent newspapers and politicians to try to show how little McCarthy had done for the state.Citation
"What has McCarthy done for Wisconsin?" ( Merrill, Wis. : Leonard F. Schmitt for U.S. Senator ... Campaign Committee, [1952]); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1121