I believe that he supported both abolition of slavery and the racial equality because he was on the “campaign trail”, so he needed to get as many votes as he could to win. Once he won and got into office, the authority to legislate policies and laws are on him to pursue to his goals. Lincoln is smart because he not only got support from abolitionists but also kept favor of majority of white people. He flipped the argument into advantages that help him receive more votes from two different groups: abolitionists of slavery and people against the racial
I believe that he supported both abolition of slavery and the racial equality because he was on the “campaign trail”, so he needed to get as many votes as he could to win. Once he won and got into office, the authority to legislate policies and laws are on him to pursue to his goals. Lincoln is smart because he not only got support from abolitionists but also kept favor of majority of white people. He flipped the argument into advantages that help him receive more votes from two different groups: abolitionists of slavery and people against the racial