In Peach county, where Trump narrowly won in 2020, voters say they’re struggling with rising prices ahead of the presidential election
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Less than six months before the US presidential election on 5 November, anxiety over the economy looms large. While official figures show a significant recovery since the pandemic, many Americans aren’t buying it. As election day approaches, the Guardian is dispatching reporters to key swing counties to gauge how they are feeling – and how they might vote.
Rows of pecan and peach trees frame the scenery throughout Peach county, Georgia, a rural area of central Georgia, about 100 miles south of Atlanta. A field of yellow school buses pack a lot on the way into Fort Valley, the county’s seat, where the buses used across the US are manufactured.
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