A new poll has Republicans feeling optimistic about flipping a congressional seat from blue to red in California.
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, a Republican, is leading Democrat incumbent Rep. Josh Harder 44% to 40% in California's 9th Congressional District, according to an NMB Research survey, the Washington Examiner reported.
Lincoln has a favorability rating of 31% compared to 37% for the three-term Democrat.
The National Republican Congressional Committee smells an upset brewing.
"As a Marine and Mayor, Kevin Lincoln always puts service over self, and he'll be the Valley's independent fighter to tackle violent crime, homelessness and inflation," NRCC spokesperson Ben Petersen said in a statement. "Self-serving millionaire politician Josh Harder cheats Central Valley families, raising their taxes while stashing his own venture capital loot in a Cayman Islands tax haven."
Harder, who has run on a platform of closing tax loopholes to prohibit rich people from dodging taxes, was outed by Politico earlier this year for taking advantage of a loophole to dodge taxes. Harder owns between $15,000-$50,000 in one fund and between $1,000-$15,000 in another fund located in the Cayman Islands, Politico reported in January.
"Rep. Harder has never bought, sold, or traded a single stock while in office," Harder spokesperson Jen Fox told Politico then. "He has no control over funds from his old career and has never and will never take a dime of corporate PAC money."
Cook Political Report lists the seat in the 9th District as "likely Democrat."
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