Friday, May 23, 2008

Just a thought.

FILE UNDER: PRIMARIES: So Fucking Disco!


"THIS...is American Idol!"

Idol style voting tactics meets the Electoral College. Wave of the future? USA Today reports:

"...consider this number: 97.5 million. That's how many votes were cast by telephone and text messages, the Idol producers say, in the final frenzied night as fans of Cook and David Archuleta dialed ... and dialed ... and dialed ... for their heroes.
Now, we know this isn't fair because you shouldn't try to compare the passion of Idol fans with speed dial to the one-man, one-vote process of "real" elections.(Update at 11:15 a.m. ET: Yes, we know Idol fans can vote as often as they wish. That's why we wrote "dialed ... and dialed ... and dialed" and said it's not the same as the "one-man, one-vote" rule of law for real elections.)But what the heck..."


  • USA TODAY On Politics: For Idol-sized numbers, maybe Obama & Clinton should sing for votes?
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