Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann, right, wave to cheering supporters as they take the stage at a send-off rally on the tarmac at the airport in Lakeland, FL, USA, Friday, August 31, 2012. After the Lakeland event, Romney was slated to fly to New Orleans to tour hurricane damage. Photo by oe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT/ABACAPRESS.COM01/09/2012 - Lakeland - Photo