  The Monkey Cage asks
As of 1 November 2016, how much money will the Center for Responsive Politics report that Donald Trump's campaign committee and outside groups have spent on his campaign?
Started
Jun 21, 2016 05:00PM UTC
Closed Oct 31, 2016 05:00PM UTC
Closed Oct 31, 2016 05:00PM UTC
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This question was closed as "Between $250 million and $500 million, inclusive" with an end date of 31 October 2016. On 1 November, the Center for Responsive Politics reported that President elect Trump and outside groups had spent $285,570,781.
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Donald Trump is backing off his initial goal of raising $1 billion to spend on the campaign (Bloomberg, Politico, Reuters). Question will be resolved using data from OpenSecrets.org. The "Fundraising Details" table's second row shows "Total Spent"; reference the "Combined" column which totals spending by the campaign committee and outside groups. For more information on Outside Groups, see OpenSecrets.org.
Clarification Issued 11/4/2016: There were some data anomalies in Center for Responsive Politics' website in the days leading up to this question's deadline and a large fluctuation in the "Total Spent - Combined" figure the day the question closed. GJ and Monkey Cage are looking into whether there were errors in the reported data on the resolution date before making a final resolution decision.
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Donald Trump is backing off his initial goal of raising $1 billion to spend on the campaign (Bloomberg, Politico, Reuters). Question will be resolved using data from OpenSecrets.org. The "Fundraising Details" table's second row shows "Total Spent"; reference the "Combined" column which totals spending by the campaign committee and outside groups. For more information on Outside Groups, see OpenSecrets.org.
Clarification Issued 11/4/2016: There were some data anomalies in Center for Responsive Politics' website in the days leading up to this question's deadline and a large fluctuation in the "Total Spent - Combined" figure the day the question closed. GJ and Monkey Cage are looking into whether there were errors in the reported data on the resolution date before making a final resolution decision.
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| Possible Answer | Correct? | Final Crowd Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| More than $1 billion | 0% | |
| Less than $250 million | 0% | |
| Between $250 million and $500 million, inclusive | 100% | |
| More than $500 million but less than $750 million | 0% | |
| $750 milion to $1 billion, inclusive | 0% |
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| Number of Forecasters | 174 |
| Average for questions older than 6 months: 206 | |
| Number of Forecasts | 741 |
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| Participants in this question vs. all forecasters | average |
