No chance Trump’s campaign will raise $1 billion

By John Sides July 17 at 9:00 AM

In May .. Trump tried to counter doubts .. by suggesting that he and the RNC could raise $1 billion. But .. doubts remain. Although last month he managed to raise $26 million, plus another $25 million in conjunction with the Republican National Committee, he continues to lag ... Clinton and outside groups associated with her have raised about $314 million so far. Trump and outside groups have raised $66 million.

We put this issue to the forecasters at Good Judgment ... “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?” Note that this doesn’t include fundraising by the RNC ...

Forecasters give Trump and affiliated groups a 44 percent probability of spending between $250 million and $500 million. They give him a slightly lower probability of spending $500 to $750 million. To put that in perspective, Romney and affiliated groups spent $1.25 billion ...

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