that seemed to work. reporter: santorum doesn t believe that friess is trying to buy influence. if he was in it for access, he wouldn t be supporting one guy four years ago at 1% in the polls and four years later. reporter: gop fund-raiser henry barber say passionate donors like friess are outgunned. there are a lot more people giving because they believe in something. they far outnumber the people who give for access. yet the people who give for access give much larger dollars. reporter: according to a nonpartisan watchdog, so far this election cycle, super pacs have raised $315 million and spent almost $100 million. much of it on ads. but those ads still leave republican candidates far behind the front-runner who hasn t spent a dime on television advertising. super pacs are a disaster. they re a scam. they cause dishonesty, and you d
to superpacs which can take as much as he is willing to give. when the superpac came along, i realized i could just write a check tanned is a lot more effortless and that seems to work. santorum doesn t believe he is trying to buy influence. if he was in it for access, he wouldn t be supporting a guy tho is 1% in the polls. reporter: they say passionate donors by friess are outgunned by those seeking influence. there are a lot more giving because they believe in something, they far outnumber the people that give for access. the people that give for access give much larger dollars. according to a nonpartisan watchdog, so far, superpacs have raised $315 million and spent almost $100 million. much of it, on ads. those ads still leave republican candidates far behind the
it wasn t just the syrian government that el islam was battling. they were also targeting isis. we know isis was growing and expanding across syria. it was also expanding, especially in eastern damascus in the suburbs of damascus, so there was also video that was released, kristi, of this particular rebel group executing isis prisoners, so in terms of battling the islamic states, we know the group was exited to that as well as not being aligned with al qaeda. so this was supposedly supposed to be a more moderate group and the leader killed if that airstrike still behind a 2012 attack in damascus, which killed a number of people and targeting specifically the syrian and el assad government. they are considered a terror
supporting him more than $2 million. he s a champion. he s very presidential. reporter: in his heyday, he was making $10 million a month. he won t say how much he will give this campaign season but explains why he do nates. i get a sense of satisfaction i am continuing the process that created my success. reporter: he prefers to give to super packs, which can take as much cash as he s willing to give, instead of giving to campaigns, where the limit is $5400. when the super pack came along, i realized i can write a check. it s a lot more effortless. that seem to work. reporter: santorum doesn t think he is trying to buy influence. if he was far access, he wouldn t support the guy with 1% in the poll. reporter: veteran gop fundraiser barber says they are outgunned by those seeking influence. a lot of people give because
give to super pacs, which can take as much cash as he s willing to give, instead of giving directly to campaigns where the limit is $5,400. when the super pac came along, i realized that i could just write a check. it s a lot more effortless and that seemed to work. reporter: santorum doesn t believe that friess is trying to buy influence. if he was in it for access, he wouldn t be supporting one guy four years ago who was at 1% in the polls. reporter: veteran gop fund-raiser henry barber says passionate donors like friess are outgunned by those seeking influence. there are a lot more that are giving because they believe in something. they far outnumber the people who give for access. yet the people who give for access give much larger dollars. reporter: according to a nonpartisan watchdog, so far this election cycle, super pacs have raised $315 million and spent almost 100 million. much of it on ads. but those ads still leave