I know on a national level she had to really go up there and clean house at the invitation of Pat Robertson. People were kindly permitted to leave rather than be asked to leave. They complain about the conditions of the national coalition, but they were in charge of it for some years. Robertson expressed similar sentiments Friday. There's a whole new revitalization at the coalition with new people and fresh blood, which you need with any organization that has to do with politics.
People get burned out, they get tired, they want to retire, and people have to take their place.
But it's not bad. After Combs earlier this year forced out national field director David Welch, Peyton said, she had trouble replacing Welch's depleted staff. So she transferred elderly people who had been working for minimum wage as coalition telemarketers to fill the empty seats. The field staff has always been crucial to the coalition's success. It coordinates with state chapter directors, who in turn mobilize the grass-roots army of voters that has given the coalition such tremendous clout in GOP circles.