The internet has killed that notion, I think. It's not possible to maintain a farce anymore like they could in the days when the only media that needed influen

The internet has killed that notion, I think. It's not possible to maintain a farce anymore like they could in the days when the only media that needed influencing was TV, radio, and newspapers. Since the internet is a great equalizer in terms of reaching a large audience for relatively little money, political parties in the US have gotten more much factional internally in my lifetime.