Updated: Nov. 6, 2012 at 4:42 PM

2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

Follow the candidates' path to the presidency with our exclusive photo coverage from the campaign trail.

Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan cheers as he listens to Mitt Romney speak during a campaign stop in Mooresville, North Carolina on August 12, 2012. UPI/Nell Redmond .

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) introduces Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential running mate on August 11, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia. UPI/Patrick McDermott

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks to grassroots supporters at the Harold and Ted Alfond Sports Center, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida on August 02, 2012. UPI/Gary I Rothstein.

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