Meet Matt Jacobs, the Republican on the Verge of Flipping Ventura County Red

How did this happen in a district not long ago considered safely Democratic? Jacobs focused on the basics: cost of living, crime, education, adequate energy, and water.

Via the Jacobs campaign
Matt Jacobs on the campaign trail. Via the Jacobs campaign
C.M. VIK
C.M. VIK

A Republican candidate, Matt Jacobs, is within striking distance of flipping Ventura County, just north of Los Angeles, red. Until very recently, the seat was not considered in play for the GOP, which speaks to the opportunity for Republicans to win decisively as voters appear to swing toward them in the final weeks of the campaign. 

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