24-Year-Old Republican Baffles Democrats, Heads to the State House

Seattle Weekly ^ | 11/11/14 | Ellis E. Conklin

[Baynative]

From the outset to the bitter end, Democrats would not take her seriously. She was too young, they said, unseasoned and unqualified—just a pretty face with a thin resume and no political experience. Then 24-year-old Melanie Stambaugh shocked them all and won going away.

[Baynative]

“We didn’t see this coming,” Pierce County Democratic chair Jeannine Mitchell said of Stambaugh’s victory over Dawn Morrell, a five-term Democratic incumbent in the Puyallup-area 25th District. “This really blew me away. We are all just flabbergasted."

[Sgt_Schultze]

The opening sounds precisely like a narrative of obama.

[DoodleDawg]

Just further evidence on how toxic Obama and the party leadership have made the label “Democrat”.

[Baynative]

WA Ping

In February, Stambaugh made the decision to challenge Morrell. “I decided I was going to run as hard as I could, and at the end of the day it would be in God’s hands.” “Melanie was probably the hardest-working candidate we had. She door-belled constantly,” says Pierce County GOP chair Bob Lawrence. “I think this district is looking for young, fresh faces in Olympia.” A graduate of University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, Stambaugh managed to drum up nearly $175,000 in campaign contributions, much of which went toward mailers and postcards. She and Morrell——who raised about $280,000 in contributions—participated in five campaign forums—polite affairs, for the most part, where, Stambaugh says, the most frequently asked questions concerned transportation, finishing Highway 167, and funding education.

[lee martell]

I love it! The former Daffodil Queen of 2009 has won her election, and the democrats can’t figure out how they let this happen.

[seawolf101]

She sounds like she has more experience than Obama had when he was running for office.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Saira Blair becomes youngest ever W.Va. legislator (18 year-old Republican ran out of her dorm room)
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[DoughtyOne]

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[mad_as_he$$]

Not Guilty!

[mmichaels1970]

Pierce County Democratic chair Jeannine Mitchell:

Groused Mitchell: “I don’t believe being a Daffodil Queen qualifies you to pass laws and work for your constituents in Olympia.”

But being a bitch obviously qualifies you to be the County Democratic chair.

[Paladin2]

[ConservingFreedom]

Not guilty.

[Carl Vehse]

"[Stambaugh] considers herself a moderate Republican, pro-choice and deeply concerned about issues important to women."

Unborn children, on the other hand, can be ripped to shreds.

[Defiant]

I’d hit that......part of the ballot that indicates I am voting for her.

[ozarkgirl]

The opening sounds precisely like a narrative of obama.

All except for the "pretty face" part.

[nascarnation]

Cute girl.
God bless America!!

[DAC21]

Dems yell from the Rooftops “It’s A War on Women” errr we mean it’s a war on crusty 5 term DEMOCRAT women

[ozarkgirl]

Groused Mitchell: “I don’t believe being a Daffodil Queen qualifies you to pass laws and work for your constituents in Olympia.”

Apparently it does...she won.

[rrrod]

Filthy, vile, lowlife, scumbag registered Democrat alert!

[ConservingFreedom]

Saira Blair: also not guilty.