2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) recites the Pledge of Allegiance alongside 2012 Chair of the Democratic National Committee Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Nell Redmond

Jennifer Granholm, former Governor of Michigan speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Singer James Taylor entertains during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Molly Riley

Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch