Republican Implosion: Conservatives Eat Their Own

"There is some disillusionment, some demoralization and a hope that other conservatives jump in the ring. I don't find a sense of excitement about the candidates at all," said Steve Baldwin, head of the Council for National Policy, a networking group for conservative activists.

Baldwin made his feelings clear about the top three Republican contenders -- former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- by wearing a black badge reading "RudyMcRomney" with a giant red slash through it.

"There is an enormous amount of scepticism about the declared candidates. I've never seen anything like it," said Mark Corallo, a Republican communications consultant and a former Capitol Hill and Justice Department spokesman.