Not taking office is not the same as not craving power. Allison always had to have her way. She had to be in the lead. If she wasn't, then she was building roadblocks. As soon as it became obvious that a group of elders was in place that was no longer willing to take her crap, and that she had lost almost all influence with the membership, she bailed. I'm really curious to see what's going to happen with her in the south. This could turn out very interesting.