科罗拉多州第 8 国会选区成烧钱大战：超级 PAC 已投入 1890 万美元居全美前列
位于科罗拉多州丹佛（Denver）北部郊区与 Weld County 南部的第8国会选区，选战正成为全美最「烧钱」的众议院对决之一。据联邦选举委员会披露，截至10月20日，超级政治行动委员会已向现任共和党众议员 Gabe Evans 与民主党挑战者、现任州众议员 Manny Rutinel 之间的对决投入1890万美元独立支出，是科州其他三个竞争性国会选区外部支出总和（940万美元）的两倍。本选举周期中，全美仅北卡罗来纳州第1选区与佛罗里达州第25选区的众议院竞选总支出超过这一对决。
两人曾于10月7日在 Berthoud 举行辩论。第8选区是科州最新、最多元化的国会选区，由独立委员会于2021年划分，已连续第三个选举周期吸引数千万美元外部资金，成为两党在华盛顿的代理人战场。双方阵营均获各自党派全国性超级政治行动委员会重金支援，广告大战已覆盖电视、数字与邮寄渠道。选举日为11月3日，该选区结果被视为众议院控制权争夺的风向标之一。
Colorado's 8th District Becomes a Spending War: Super PACs Have Poured In $18.9 Million, Among the Nation's Highest
Colorado's 8th Congressional District, covering Denver's northern suburbs and southern Weld County, is becoming one of the most expensive House races in the nation. According to Federal Election Commission filings, super PACs had spent $18.9 million in independent expenditures by Oct. 20 on the contest between incumbent Republican Rep. Gabe Evans and Democratic challenger Manny Rutinel, a sitting state representative — twice the combined $9.4 million of outside spending in Colorado's other three competitive House districts. Only North Carolina's 1st District and Florida's 25th District House races have drawn more total spending this cycle.
The two candidates debated in Berthoud on Oct. 7. The 8th District is Colorado's newest and most diverse congressional district, drawn by an independent commission in 2021, and has attracted tens of millions of dollars in outside money for a third straight cycle as a proxy battlefield for control of the House. Both camps are backed by their parties' national super PACs, with advertising across television, digital and mail. Election Day is Nov. 3, and the result is seen as a bellwether in the fight for the House majority.
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