2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

Joe Kennedy III candidate for the House of Representatives in Massachusetts, arrives to speak at the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of Colorado speaks at the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA), House Minority Leader, and the House of Representatives congresswomen appear at the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Washington delegate Antonia Gonzalez applauds during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike Theiler