San Francisco resident Jill Nash in 2017 left her corporate job to become a communications consultant for startup companies and have more time to volunteer. It coincided with the start of President Donald Trump's administration.
Surprised that he had defeated former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Nash embarked on a trip to talk to people in 15 states that went for Trump in 2016. Among her stops were Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.
"I was confused, so I decided to do a Red State tour and go talk to people who lived in Red states," Nash, 60, a married lesbian told the Bay Area Reporter. "Oftentimes in the Bay Area we are here in a little bubble."