2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

Ann Romney arrives for Republican nominee Mitt Romney's and President Barack Obama's second Presidential Debate, Town-Hall style, at Hofstra University on October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. UPI/Pat Benic

Students hold up signs before President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney debate at the second Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on October 16, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo

Students hold up a Historical American Flag before President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney debate at the second Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on October 16, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo

US President Obama talks with Mario Orosa, a native Ohioan and has worked in the research and development unit at Goodyear for 12 years, before dinner at the Smith Commons Dining Room and Public House in Washington, DC, on October 12, 2012. Orosa was one of the three winners of the final “Dinner with Barack” fundraising contest. The winners are Kimberley Cathey, Mario Orosa and Joe Laliberte. UPI/Pete Marovich