Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 11:15pm MST
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Arizona lawmaker: tea party "frightening"
Phoenix Business Journal

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., has some not-so-flattering words for the tea party and Sarah Palin’s efforts to unseat him next month.

Palin, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. John McCain are offering homestretch backing to Ruth McClung, the 28-year old Raytheon engineer and tea party challenger to Grijalva.

Grijalva responded on this campaign website saying he was not afraid of Palin or the “tea party mob.â€