Catherine Quigley of Haverhill, N.H., “loved” Obama way back in middle school, despite her father’s skepticism. Now, she’s a seasoned and cynical 16-year-old.

“I didn’t really expect that he would do all the things he promised, although, at the time, it was fun to go along with the hype — the dreams of a new world and all that,” she said in an email to POLITICO. “I still think Obama was good for America, as far as presidents go, even if he was relatively inactive.”…

If there is a natural center of the Kids for Obama movement, it ought to be at Barack Obama Elementary, which is a red brick building next to Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School in Prince George’s County, Md. Prince George’s is the most prosperous majority-black county in America and a place where Obama amassed 89 percent of the vote in 2008. The school was named for him because the school board felt it would be a good way to teach kids leadership, Principal Pearl Harmon said. It is one of about 10 U.S. schools named after Obama since he was elected.

The school invited POLITICO to meet a group of fourth- and fifth-grade students, on the condition they be identified by only their first name. And while none of the children hinted at a passion for Mitt Romney or Rick Perry, they also said that although Obama remains a topic for teachers and parents, much of the excitement surrounding him has died down.