Photos: Hats, getups and signs at the Democratic convention

Ellen Lucas, of Buffalo New York, tries on a puppet of President Barack Obama outside the Charlotte Convention Center during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Kathleen Flynn) TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT