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Good news for Barack Obama: Just before the second TV debate, the U.S. president is again in donations ahead of his rival Mitt Romney. And also another duel won Obama.

New fundraising record for the Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney: In September was the challenger to President Barack Obama collected more than $ 170 million (131 million euros), his campaign team said on Monday (local time). Currently, Romney and the Republicans have therefore had cash in the amount of $ 191 million. The donations in September, but were lower than those for Obama: The president had last month received claims to be from supporters of the record sum of 181 million dollars.

Romney was thus the second consecutive month in donations behind the incumbent. Previously, the Republicans had for three months been financially ahead. Ex-financial investor and former Massachusetts governor took in September a list of the "Washington Post", according to participate in at least 23 fund-raising events. Obama last month was therefore present at least 13 fundraisers.
Romney says from Nickelodeon

Obama and Romney come on Tuesday evening (local time) at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York together for their second televised debate. In addition to domestic and economic policy, the two candidates compete in the 90-minute debate, the first time on foreign policy issues. The president is following a weak performance in the first debate in early October under pressure. In surveys could define Romney last.

A duel with the Republicans, but Obama could now decide for yourself - before the children and adolescents. The U.S. children's channel Nickelodeon broadcast on Monday evening (local time) his show "Kids Pick the President" ("Children choose the President"), from where to put the issues of Obama just not the voting population. Romney, however, was apparently too busy in the adults-election campaign.

Nickelodeon presenter Linda Ellerbee said that the station had tried since April to Romney. The campaign team of Republican but I replied, not the children's show fit into his schedule. "I do not know if it's a bad thing for the Romney campaign," said Ellerbee. "But it is bad for the viewers of Nickelodeon. During our show is not about winning, but about children closer to democracy."

After the program, the children and young people were invited to vote on the website, the results will be published in the coming week. Obama and Romney are advised to inform themselves about the outcome: In the last six presidential elections have the kids picked five times the correct winner.