Who Will Become The Tea Party Candidates?

This week, the lineup at the Camdenton Tea Party will include at least three speakers in competitive GOP primaries: Allen Icet, Vicky Hartzler and Chuck Purgason.

I don't have any special insight on this, but I'm curious to see how conservative activists and tea party boosters show their support and professed political power in these races.  For example, Purgason is actively seeking support at tea parties, while Roy Blunt has clearly not been a favorite of the tea party crowd.  (Organizers of the July 4th Tea Party in Washington, MO wouldn't even allow Blunt to participate, and speakers at other events are openly criticizing Blunt's record.) 

Trying to tap into this frustration with Washington, here's what Purgason said at the recent Rolla Tea Party:

Purgason's message to the crowd was all about fiscal restraint, and distinctly anti-Washington.  He criticized the GOP leadership in Congress (though avoiding Blunt by name) for allegedly betraying the party's core principles, and trumpeted the fact that he lives in Missouri.  Purgason even said he's never actually been to Washington, DC.

Will the tea party crowds stand up for this brand of fiscal conservatism, or Allen Icet's candidacy over Thomas Schweich's?  I won't pretend to understand the tea partying mind, but the reaction in Camdenton may provide an initial indication of how things will play out.