[misterrob]

10,000 die hards banging 600 votes each is 6 million. That's all it takes to win something like this. Chris is platinum already and has two legit top ten hits. Outside of the POS song they gave him to sing he hasn't done much.

In the end for this business the only votes that matter are downloads and CD sales.

[over3Owithabrain]

So did Elliot and Kat have diehards to outvote Chris too? Look, Season 5 is in the books. Chris is doing great, but Taylor will be fine too. His original stuff on his CD (and earlier ones) is very good and we will hear more of that over time.

From a strictly money standpoint, pop smash hits are great. But it doesn't always mean quality. Hicks will be fine as time goes on.