2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

A woman shopper at Carolinafest tries a shirt on during the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 3, 2012. UPI/Molly Riley

A marcher carries a sign in the annual Labor Day parade during the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 3, 2012. UPI/Nell Redmond

Protesters join forces while flanked by crowd control police during an Occupy rally at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 2, 2012. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

A caricature sculpture of President Barack Obama draws attention in downtown at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 1, 2012. UPI/Gary C. Caskey