Before the radio, television and Internet, campaigns often looked like this. 

Big crowds packed under a tin roof, sitting on creaky wooden benches in hot, humid weather to hear the latest political banter for hours at a time. 

And each summer -- for one week out of the year -- that scene comes alive again in central Mississippi, as officials from across the state make their way to the Neshoba County Fair for some old-school politicking. 

"We are a traditional, old-fashioned, county fair, but in the 21st century," said the fair's program director, Scott Bounds. 

This 123-year-old tradition showcases what campaigns used to look like. 

"When Jefferson and Madison were campaigning, this is the way they did it," said Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.  "And so we're doing it the same way American government officials and politicians have been doing it for hundreds of years now."