Outside spending reaches fever pitch in Nebraska congressional primary as candidates spar over ‘dark money’

Outside spending reaches fever pitch in Nebraska congressional primary as candidates spar over ‘dark money’

The Democratic primary for Nebraska’s second congressional district has attracted more than $5.6 million in outside ad spending. Those millions, mostly from political action committees, have largely funded advertising supporting Denise Powell and opposing John Cavanaugh – two of the apparent frontrunners in the contentious, crowded primary race to face off with sole Republican candidate Brinker Harding in November. The Nebraska district, sometim…