Inside the blue tsunami that led to Nevada Democrats' best election ever

On Election Day, Jenny Blount, 69, walked out of the Downtown Reno library sporting an "I voted" sticker and saying she'd voted for Democrats. Why did she vote blue? "Donald Trump — Donald J. Trump — enough is enough. What you doing? You need to stop. Back off," Blount, who is not a native English speaker, told The Nevada Independent. "Unfortunately, I did vote for him for president, but I shouldn't have … he just doesn't care for human beings." Blount's vote came hours before Nevada and the rest of the country would elect Democrats up and down the ticket in what can only be described as a historic blue tsunami. Nevada political insiders credited it to a combination of Trump's sinking approval ratings, stubbornly high gas prices, a war in Iran and an economy that hasn't felt like it's working for the average person.

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