Bill Leiner, a supporter of US Vide President Kamala Harris poses in his backyard in Coplay, Pennsylvania, north of Allentown on July, 22, 2024. The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. Today, its middle-class residents struggle to overcome the long-term impacts of post-pandemic inflation. "Inflation has come down tremendously," says Leiner, a 70-year-old nurse and volunteer for the Democratic Party, which seems to be coalescing behind Vice President Kamala Harris after Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race. "However, there are many people who don't believe that, because there's a right-wing echo chamber pumping out disinformation," Leiner adds, explaining he even has to help his own family members separate truth from fiction. (Photo by RYAN COLLERD / AFP)