Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
BRIGHTON, Colo. — With Election Day just 2.5 away, Coloradans are being inundated with TV ads, including for the 8th Congressional District, which could be one of the closest races in the country.Millions of dollars are being spent on the race, but most of the money is coming from outside groups.The race between Democratic incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Republican challenger Gabe Evans could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives next year.
There's fewer limits on them as to how much they can raise at one time and how much they can spend at one time.'Masket said fewer rules means super PAC money is harder to trace.'They are giving money to people because they trust them to vote a certain way on a range of issues, whether that's taxes or guns or abortion or the environment or something else,” said Masket.
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