I remember going to hear Lillian Carter speak at a local high school in 1980 when I was in elementary school. We had been studying the presidential campaigns, and we conducted debates and an election. This was in our “gifted” class. We ran the debates and election for our entire grade. Of course, Reagan won. But we had a great time on our field trip to see Miss Lillian.
In 1987, Gary Hart visited my high school. I shook his hand. The next day or a few days later, I can’t remember, he withdrew from the race.
I am not opposed to politicians visiting schools. I always thought it amusing that the Democrats thought they could sway the people in my area.
I was working on the Al Haig campaign at a LULAC event in Des Moines when Gary Hart withdrew. The Hispanics got a big chuckle out of it. Great tamales.