The Christian Coalition’s membership claims were vastly inflated

Evidence

In 1998 the Christian Coalition claimed 1.7 million members with over 1,425 chapters. Subsequent reports suggested that those claims were vastly inflated and that the Christian Coalition was primarily a direct-mail operation. See Laurie Goodstein, “Coalition’s Woes May Hinder Goals of Christian Right,” New York Times, August 2, 1999. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 2059