Wouldn’t it have been great if McCain had pointed out that it was his party that ended slavery
Yes. It would have also been great had McCain pointed out that EVERY American, no matter what race, is already a slave to a massive federal government that has its hands in their collective pockets, taking money from their paychecks before they get it from their employers. But I guess McCain has never been a fiscal conservative, huh?
Not only did it end slavery but that was it’s foundational purpose from the very beginning. It’s first slogan was Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Men, and Fremont