Original sentence: Gabbard argued in a piece for the Huffington Post that if the Act had not been repealed, the financial crisis the United States was currently facing might never have occurred in the first place.She credited her tours of duty in the Middle East for her change in views: Her subsequent support of LGBTQ equality included co-sponsoring The Equality Act
Edited sentence: Gabbard argued in a piece for the Huffington Post that should the Act have not been repealed, the financial crisis the United States is currently facing may never have occurred in the first place.She credited her tours of duty in the Middle East for her change in views: Since this change, she has actually had a fairly strong record of supporting LGBTQ equality, including co-sponsoring The Equality Act