2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney waves to supporters as he drives away from Beech Street Center after voting on Election Day in Belmont, MA on November 6, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo

Resident turn up to vote at a make-shift polling site which lacks lighting and is located in a tent at Rockaway Park in the borough of Queens on November 6, 2012 in New York City. Many polling stations throughout the coastal neighborhoods were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. UPI /Monika Graff

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a young supporters a fist bump while greeting supporters after delivering remarks to more than 23,000 grassroots supporters at the McArthur High School Football Field, Hollywood, Florida November 04,2012. With two days left in the Campaign President Obama had entertainer Pitbull join him at the rally. UPI/Gary I Rothstein.

Workers continue construction of Mitt Romney election night rally stage at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, November 4, 2012. On Tuesday, November 6 Americans will head to the polls to elect the next President of the United States. UPI/Kevin Dietsch