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The period of McCarthyism was a very interesting part of American history, with McCarthy supporters often claiming that many communists were “hiding among us”. How many ordinary Americans (ex: as a percent of the population) would have been actual communist supporters during the McCarthy era?

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The period of McCarthyism was a very interesting part of American history, with McCarthy supporters often claiming that many communists were “hiding among us”. How many ordinary Americans (ex: as a percent of the population) would have been actual communist supporters during the McCarthy era?	1456