(CNN) - Rick Santorum's presidential campaign says it brought in more than half a million dollars the past three months.
According to a news release Friday morning, the former senator from Pennsylvania raised $582,348 in the second quarter of the year. The campaign says it has $229,000 cash on hand, with no debt.
The campaign is also touting that Santorum's political action committee, America's Foundation, brought in $489,866 in the April through June period. "In total, Senator Santorum's efforts raised over $1 million" says the news release. But federal laws prevent money raised by political action committees to be directly used by campaigns.
Santorum announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee in early May and formally announced for president on June 6.
"In the short amount of time since Senator Santorum has been a candidate for president, he was able to raise a significant amount of resources. It is worth noting that Senator Santorum didn't hold his first official fundraiser until June 22, and between that day and June 30, he raised nearly half of the money he raised as an official presidential candidate," said Amanda Kornegay, finance director for Rick Santorum for President, in a statement.
Last weekend, in an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, Santorum predicted that he would bring in less than $2 million for the second quarter.
"I'm running a different campaign … I always say the little engine that could campaign," he told Crowley. "I'm running a conservative campaign, very low budget."
Santorum's haul puts him far behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who's making his second run for the nomination. Romney reported raising $18.25 million the past three months. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who's making his third bid for the White House, each raised $4.5 million in the second quarter.
Former Utah Gov. and former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, who didn't announce until late June, brought in $4.1 million, which included around $2 million of his own money.
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and radio talk show host Herman Cain had $2.46 million in fundraising, which included some self-funding. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reported around $2 million in fundraising, but his campaign's approximately $1 million in debt.
Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is the last remaining major candidate who has not yet reported her figures. Friday is the deadline for the campaigns to officially file their second quarter fundraising numbers with the Federal Election Commission.
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Wow...that kind of cash will sure buy a lot of lube.
You can buy a burger in NY with that amount of cash. His campaign is an epic fail from the start.
Gosh you're broke!!!!
BWAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Say goodnight Ricky.
Half a million?
ROFL!!! I think that's about what our President got in about an hour. Sayonara Pretty Ricky, don't forget to take your pledge with you ya knuckle dragging neanderthal
"turn out the lights the party's over" – Don Meredith version
Geez... you'd think all the libtards in here would be complementing him on not being bought and sold by anybody! Who will Obama be subservient to for his billion in contributions? SEIU? Auto unions?
Who *are* these people who donate to the likes of Frothy Spew and $arah the Tundra Twit?
and President Obama raised HOW MUCH in HOW MANY DAYS??? I bet most of that money came from the few friends Ricky probably has. Give it up dude.
Jeez, I think my band earned that much money when we were touring California in a van. This guy thinks he can win the Presidency?
PLEASE – take me shopping and call it a day!!!!!
why doesn't he just put it towards something useful? like feeding the hungry? why throw that kind of cash away?
Okay his party is over!!!
Anyone outside of his immediate family contributiong? If that's all the the cash hecan raise, his campaign is already over.PA said no to him and now it appeasr as thougth the rest of the country is as well.
I like Mitt Romney better, but think that Santorum would do a much better job than the finger-pointing clown that currently occupies the White House. The dems have made a bad situation much worse–Obama, Pelosi and Reid should all be thrown out.
why make millions when you can make... half a million?
Boy – that's telling them right Santorum? I'm sure your opponents are frightened to death of your fund raising abilities....
Better get on that private land line to God, and ask Him for some golden shekels, you are going to need 'em.
Please let us know the location when all this golden "manna" is going to fall from the skies.
God said share the wealth.
Sniffit, harsh but hysterical, thanks for the chuckle!
I think he should just flush his money down the toilet. Oh, that's what he's doing!
No contribution from me.......I don't agree with his philosophy at all.
what a smirk on that face why is that always there?
Even though this is just a small amount of cash, it shows that there are idiots out there that encourage this loser. He has no chance, never did.
Does it get to keep it when he pulls out of the race? I am sure that is why he is running, only to increase his wealth, because he doesn't know enough to get out of the rain.