Tea Party Activists Target GOP Senator in Utah

Bennett, who is seeking a fourth term this year, is facing a long list of potential primary challengers, including businesswoman Cherilyn Eagar, millionaire entrepreneur Tim Bridgewater, businessman James Williams and Mike Lee, a former assistant U.S. attorney.

But Tea Party activists are seeking to torpedo Bennett's re-election campaign because he supported the $700 billion financial bailout plan and has "missed a lot of the basic blocking and tackling," a political operative with close ties to Tea Party activists told Fox News. "He's just become too inside the beltway."

Next Friday, some Tea Party activists will gather in Salt Lake City to discuss their options.

A candidate must win 60 percent of the delegate vote at the state Republican convention May 8 to secure the party's nomination. If no candidate garners 60 percent, the top two finishers will face off in a primary election.

Tea Party activists note that because of the caucus nomination process in Utah, a group of committed activists can really "make a mess out there."