Running 5 or 6 or 7 new guys against an incumbent is always going to help the incumbent win. They should all get together, pick one candidate and support that candidate and help him or her win. As it is they simply split the votes and the one in office, with all the money and “freinds in high places” will always win.
Which makes me wonder how many “Tea Party” candidates are plants. The Tea Party didn’t work for one reason. It wasn’t a party.