Douglas and Slave Owners?

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TommyC1776:
Did Stephen Douglas get the vote from slave owners at all?  Did Douglas not like slavery at all?  jw.

Did Douglas get the anti-slavery vote in the South?  or would that have been Bell?

Stranger in a strange land:
Across the south he got between 2 and 15%, though in TX and FL he wasn't on the ballot. According to wiki his main supporters were Irish catholics.

Although Douglas was not anti-slavery per se, he did oppose its expansion into the territories, which put him at odds with southern interests, even in the eyes of southerners who might have opposed slavery on moral grounds.

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