Money is rolling in to Rick Santorum's presidential campaign since his three victories on Tuesday, a top fundraiser says.
Foster Fries, who has donated $331,000 to a super-PAC supporting Santorum, said one unnamed benefactor gave Santorum's super-PAC $1 million after his wins over Mitt Romney in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado.
Things are going so well, Fries said Santorum might not even need him anymore.
"I don't think I'm going to be needed. I can go back to the golf course because the money is rolling in," Friess said Thursday in a television interview with Bloomberg. "He's down in Texas and I just got wind they had 3,000 people at some event and that he had some of the crowd in tears. His ability to deliver a speech from his heart and how he cares about the everyday American.
"I got word from the Red White and Blue Fund that some guy sent in a million dollars," Friess said. "We had no idea who he was. We got word two days ago that he's going to send in some more. But they are coming in unsolicited and the neat thing about the Red White and Blue fund is that people can give unlimited amounts, whereas to the campaign, they can only give $2,500."
Friess has been the top donor for the Red White and Blue Fund. A recent profile in The New Republic reported that Friess had donated $331,000 of the fund's $730,000.
Santorum's campaign also said its fundraising has increased since Tuesday. The Santorum campaign said it has raised almost a million dollars over the past week.
In the same interview, Friess jabbed Newt Gingrich's top donor, wealthy casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who has donated millions to a pro-Gingrich super-PAC. Friess suggested he's getting more out of his investment given Gingrich's poor showing on Tuesday.
"I love the fact that Sheldon [Adelson] put in about $10 million with Gingrich and I put in a lot less with Rick," Friess said. "I like to say I'm an investor and Sheldon is a casino guy."
