Mitt Romney on Monday had his motorcade stop and turn around so he could visit elementary school students who had been waving as the column of vehicles drove by.
Romney aides tweeted updates as Romney made the abrupt stop on Monday.
Gov and @governorva saying hello to students at Fairfield Elementary in Virginia. Kids racing across yard to meet Gov. twitter.com/dgjackson/stat…
— Mitt's Body Man (@dgjackson) October 8, 2012
Kids coming up to Gov and asking "Are you really Mitt Romney?" The kids are so excited.
— Mitt's Body Man (@dgjackson) October 8, 2012
These kids are the best.instagr.am/p/Qh59dKscr7/
— Rick Gorka (@Rick_Gorka) October 8, 2012
The stop, at Fairfield Elementary, came early Monday afternoon after Romney delivered a campaign speech at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.
