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Chris will win. They want him to win. They are pushing for it. If you have the season taped or on DVR, go back and look at his performances. Note the added lighting and smoke and other production applied to his performances, while everyone else is given LAME production. (I.E. enormous background singers on the screen behind, deliberately taking the focus off of the contestant.) The "marketing" is so blatantly obvious, I guess they think we are too stupid to figure out how they are trying to manipulate the audience.

Look at the "Dial Idol" numbers. Taylor runs away with it every week!!! If When Chris wins, the gig is up with AI, in my opinion. They will have just shown their "Ace up the sleeve" to the world. I won't watch next season if Taylor doesn't win. He is obviously the best one there, and he gets the most votes consistently. I do not believe his fan base will be swayed by one good "Chris" performance during the final competition.

Folks,

This opinion I got from another website says it all...

There's no two ways to go about it. AMERICAN IDOL NEEDS AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR (e.g. Price Waterhouse ).

There will always be an aura of suspicion surrounding the voting as long as they refuse to offer or acknowledge any independent assurance on the process or its results (e.g., PwC auditing the Academy Awards votes).

As a further analogy, what investor on earth would rely on financial statements filed by a company without an auditor’s opinion? This is not the stuff of “grassy knolls” but rather of independent, adult thought.

Just bear in mind AI is a TV show meant solely to generate as much advertising/licensing, etc, as possible (and more power to them!!). There is a natural incentive to keep the drama and entertainment value spaced appropriately and kept to the max. Personally, I would find it more enjoyable if a third party was willing to put their stamp on it, but perhaps the balance of the spoon-fed sheeple out there aren’t interested in such assurances.

I of course, have a connection to Taylor, and wouldn’t be watching the show otherwise. The thing is -- I haven't seen a performer like him in this show at all. The fact that he worked hard for over 10 years to get to where he is now gives me added motivation to like him. I guess because at heart, I am still an old time American boy -- I want to believe that this country rewards perseverance, talent and hard work -- things that Taylor has definitely shown in his life. The added fact that I dig his kind of music motivates me even more to root for him.

In the meantime, I will continue to look forward to seeing his performances !

BUT THIS SHOULD NOT CLOUD MY EMHASIS -- If this show wants to dispel credibility doubts, IT MUST HAVE AN INDEPENDENT, RECOGNIZED, TRUSTED AUDITOR WHO CAN VOUCH FOR THE NUMBERS.