Yeah, it really was Smith's leadership failure that cost her more than anything. She completely bungled the damage control after the bozo eruptions. If she had distanced herself from Leech and Hunsberger and strongly denounced them as having views that are absolutely not reflective of the WRP and will not be tolerated under her leadership, she would likely be premier now.
Trying to spin it as a free speech issue didn't do her any favours. Free speech doesn't mean you can say whatever you want without consequence.
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