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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
C'mon, be realistic. This election turned on a several month (years?) old blog posting made by one pastor; which was then used to paint an entire party as anti-gay and bigoted. None of which is true, of course. It didn't help that Danielle took a libertarian response to the issue, but at least she was consistent in her beliefs.
The criticism of Redford was based on her policy and record. Nothing was made up. It's too bad the media didn't decide to search out some of the old PC candidates similar statements, but likely it was the PC's driving the witch hunt.
Take for example, Pylon. He violently reacted to the hunstberger affair, and then flocked to vote for the PC party who have many members with the same beliefs, just not politicized and publicised in the same way. I think much of that happened.
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Let me sum it up for you. Remember when Redford made Wilkie resign for asking why Danielle Smith had no kids? That's leadership. That's how a strong leader deals with things. Danielle Smith didn't have that luxury because the social conservatives would've left her if she did this though. It was a bad decision, plain and simple.