American Idol Conspiracy

If you haven't heard this week is the final week for American Idol.

I think I have American Idol figured out. Despite his popularity with the judges, Adam Lambert will not win. Here's why. First, most voters have already made up their mind about Lambert vs. Kris. Those who are undecided are the Danny Gokey fans. I think it's more likely that Gokey fans will vote for Kris than Adam. Their styles are much more similar. Second, you either love or hate Lambert and by this point if you love him you are already voting for him. Third, Simon knows how to play the system. Last year he after the last competition Simon declared Archuletta the winner. That sent a signal to all the David Cook fans that they should not assume he would get enough votes. This year, he actually reminded voters to not assume Lambert would win, in other words, please vote for Lambert. Fourth, when Lambert went back to San Diego they staged him singing in front of the American Flag to war veterans. It seems like this to show that Lmabert is a good old American boy and not the wierdo that he is. The judges now where the votes are coming from and the margins, Simon has huge vested interest in the winner and will do what he can to get the guy he wants. He's had enough losers as winners in the past.

On another Idol note, 88 million votes were cast last week. To put this into perspective, about 129 million people voted in the presidential election. Yes, a TV show gets roughly 2/3 the votes as our presidential election. I would not be surprised if one day it surpassed the election totals. Pop culture can be more important to some. Of course, these are votes and not voters. On American Idol you can vote more than once. Despite this fact, it's still shocking.