Barbara Wilcox of Tampa is a committed Christian and socially conservative Republican whose fiercely held views are sharpened by decades of political activism.

But the retired Realtor is already on her third presidential candidate - from Fred Thompson to Mike Huckabee to Mitt Romney - and is running out of choices, which she's not happy about.

"He's very liberal," Wilcox says dismissively of GOP front-runner John McCain. "He's good for war, but I don't think he's good for the people of the United States. He doesn't listen."

For Wilcox and other social and religious conservatives in Florida, these are tough times. After a decade of playing a prominent role in state politics that helped engineer a Republican takeover and Jeb Bush's two terms as governor, such voters now appear out of step with their party's leaders. (story here)