Voters wait to cast their midterm elections ballots at Burton Barr Library, a polling station in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 6, 2018. Nicole Neri/Reuters
The 82-year-old Texas women who died after voting for the first time told family members she wanted to “drain the swamp,” referring to one of President Donald Trump’s signature phrases.
The phrase refers to cleaning up the culture of corruption that some believe reigns in Washington.