I actually remember the last half of Carter’s presidency... At least bits and pieces of it. I have a very vivid memory of hearing the # of days that the hostages had been held in Iran — it was like day 127 or 167 — I know it was less than 200 days...
And, yes, there was a mock election in our school, too... I think I was in 3rd grade? LOL It was a TOTAL landslide in our mock election too — but then what would you expect in an Upper Middle Class Catholic school, especially with Reagan? LOL
I have similar memories...I remember kids on the schoolyard talking about the election, and all of them thought Carter was a moron. And this was in Southern Maine!