Sarah Steelman, who was supported by Sarah Palin, was no Tea Party candidate...she had all the GOPe and insider support....and finished 3d in the primary. She also got beat by the two Conservative candidates, Akin and Bruner
Real Conservatives in MO voted more for the two actual Conservatives...PhonyCon Liberals got upset and worked w the Liberal Media to sandbag Akin...and helped re elect McCaskill
Akin sandbagged himself.
And Bruner was hardly what I’d call conservative.