2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters after he delivered remarks to 9,200 grassroots supporters at the University of Miami, BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida on October 11, 2012. President Obama spoke about his vision for an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down. UPI/Gary I Rothstein.

U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters after he delivered remarks to 9,200 grassroots supporters at the University of Miami, BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida on October 11, 2012. President Obama spoke about his vision for an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down. UPI/Gary I Rothstein.

U.S. President Barack Obama enters the stage holding up the "U" before delivering remarks to grassroots supporters at the University of Miami, BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida on October 11, 2012. President Obama spoke about his vision for an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down. UPI/Gary I Rothstein.

Thousands of supporters turn out to hear an address by President Barack Obama at the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, California on October 8, 2012. UPI/Phil McCarten