Friday, Nov 9, 2012 1:58 PM UTC

Romney aides cut off by the cab ride home Tuesday night

Campaign staff found that their credit cards were no longer working very soon after Romney's loss

Mitt Romney

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives his concession speech at his election night rally in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

NBC News reports that very soon after Mitt Romney’s loss on Election Night, the campaign’s “massive infrastructure” began to come down:

“Aides taking cabs home late that night got rude awakenings when they found the credit cards linked to the campaign no longer worked.

‘Fiscally conservative,’ sighed one aide the next day.”

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.