
Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, one of two stops the Republican running mates made on Election Day before heading back to Boston to await the results. , “We fought till the very end and I think that is why I think we will be successful,” Mr. Romney said of his campaign for president. (Associated Press)

Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, one of two stops the Republican running mates made on Election Day before heading back to Boston to await the results. , “We fought till the very end and I think that is why I think we will be successful,” Mr. Romney said of his campaign for president. (Associated Press)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave as they exit a campaign charter airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan arrived moments earlier on his own plane and met Romney on board. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave as they exit a campaign charter airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan arrived moments earlier on his own plane and met Romney on board. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., pose with members of Ryan's family at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A staff member gives Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., directions on where to proceed after they arrived at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio, before boarding their respective campaign planes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio, before boarding their respective campaign planes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave as they exit a campaign charter airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan arrived moments earlier on his own plane and met Romney on board. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)