President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption
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Former President Bill Clinton hugs President Obama onstage after Clinton's rousing speech during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
First lady Michelle Obama waves after addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Mitt and Ann Romney (center) are surrounded by family members and balloons at the end of the 2012 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Tampa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan and his wife, Janna (at right), along with two of their children and his mother, Betty, on stage Wednesday in Tampa. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Delegates showed their love for Ann Romney at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption