2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

Virginia delegate Victoria Cochran shows off her license plateduring the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike Theiler

Delegates dance in the aisleways before the 2012 Democratic National Convention begins at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike Theiler

Two protesters wearing President Barack Obama mask and Mitt Romney mask hug during a march at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Nell Redmond

One protester talks to police line while taking their pictures as a protest group tried to march through the streets during the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Molly Riley