[ken5050]

Her comments..in favor of her boy toy, or against another contestant, COULD influence the voting patterns..I wanna see the look Simon gives her tonite..

[silent_jonny]

Paula's always says the same thing, though. "You made that song your own" or something similar. She never really criticizes anyone, so I don't see how she could slant the vote one way or another.

Now if she used her voting powers in the early stages of the contest to keep a boy-toy in, that would be completely different, because as a judge she had the power to do that.