South Carolina's rebel conservative eyeing Majority leader position?

The nomination for the GOP primary of staunch conservative Mike Lee over incumbent Bob Bennett in Utah over the weekend, raises the possibility of a race for Senate majority leader. The Washington Post (via Memeo) called the win a "Victory for the Tea Party."

South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint has been heavily rumored to be seeking a showdown with Mitch McConnell. Assuming the Republicans take the Senate, such a fight could be likely.

DeMint was backing Lee, while McConnell sided with Bennett.

From the Salt Lake Tribune:

"We need a senator who is committed to balanced budgets, constitutional limits and individual liberty. I believe that person is Mike Lee," DeMint said.

Additionally, weeks ago DeMint broke ranks and was one of the first prominent Republicans to back libertarian Republican Rand Paul in Kentucky's senate primary. McConnell recently endorsed Paul's opponent Trey Grayson.

Larry Dale Keeling, political reporter for the Lexington Herald wrote:

DeMint is backing Tea Party challengers to establishment Republican candidates in other states as well. Going head-to-head with your party's floor leader in his home state just removes any doubt that something's afoot.

Notably, Paul has been consistently ahead in the primary polls.