The shadows of supporters waving and holding signs are cast on an American flag as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry arrives at his last campaign event and greets supporters at La Crosse Municipal Airport in La Crosse, Wis., very early on Election Day, Nov. 2, 2004.
Election night crowds fill Copley Square in Boston Nov. 2, 2004 awaiting the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who had been expected to speak later in the evening.
A John Kerry supporter waits for the Massachusetts senator to speak in Boston Nov. 2, 2004.
A group of John Kerry supporters hold a prayer circle in the ballroom at the Radisson Hotel as the crowd wanes at the Duval Democratic Party gathering Nov. 2, 2004, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Katie Cothron, right, holding a Kerry-Edwards sign, listens to discouraging results for Kerry in the state of Florida, Nov. 2, 2004, during a Duval Democratic Party gathering in Jacksonville, Fla.
John Kerry supporters Marisol Montoya, left, Stephanie Luckie, second from left, Colin Rider, third from left, and Arian Ableson wait for results at the Democratic headquarters Nov. 2, 2004, at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
A concerned Teresa Teater of Oregon City, Ore., raises her hand to her mouth as she watches the presidential race returns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry during the Democratic Party of Oregon election party Nov. 2, 2004, in Portland, Ore.
Anneliese Scott of Honolulu reacts to early returns for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry with other Democratic supporters at Sen. Daniel Inouye's campaign headquarters in Honolulu Nov. 2, 2004.
Supporters react as they wait for results during the election night rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in Boston Nov. 2, 2004.
Supporters react as they wait for results during the election night rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry in Boston Nov. 2, 2004.
John Kerry supporters Johnny Pujols, left, and Norman Chramoff watch news reports as they wait for results early Nov. 3, 2004, at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Supporters of the Kerry/Edwards and Bush/Cheney campaigns demonstrate in front of the Supervisor of Elections Office in downtown Jacksonville, Fla.. Several hundred last-minute voters lined up outside the building as polls neared closing.
Vicki Nelson of Oakton, Va., who came to Florida to work in the Democratic Headquarters in Broward County, reacts to poll results showing President Bush taking a lead over John Kerry, as people at the Florida Democratic Victory Party watch election results on a big-screen television at the Broward County Convention Center, Nov. 2, 2004, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Jay Barrett listens to election news as he takes a moment, in his kitchen, away from guests during a Kerry-Edwards election-night party at his home in Roebuck Springs, Ala., Nov. 2, 2004.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards whispers to John Kerry before his concession speech at Boston's Faneuil Hall on Nov. 3, 2004.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., reaches for Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass., before the start of Kerry's concession speech in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., gesture before their concession speeches in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., blows a kiss before beginning his concession speech in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., delivers his concession speech in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
Sen. John Kerry, right, hugs his running mate Sen. John Edwards before beginning his concession speech in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.