[misterrob]

Screw this lady. She's blind. Taylor is probably the most out there performer that the show has ever seen and his fan base is rather rabid. Elliott is the underdog who keeps improving and McPhee, while enigmatic, certainly projects some interesting, er, features.

And for the record, Daughtry was good but nothing people have not already heard planty of times on the Alt. rock channels. Plus, his personality came across as a mixed bag for people. Some liked it, some didn't.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[Echo Talon]

WAHHH! If the people wanted Chris they would have voted for him. They voted for the stupid fat chick that cant sing, so thats what they got.

[kingu]

Three things got Chris off the show...

1) Comfort level of his fans - they felt he was safe, so they used their votes to support one of the two underdogs left. The underdog factor also plays into this - Chris and Taylor will both have careers beyond Idol, the fans know this, and they know that Elliot and McPhee won't unless they win.

2) Horrible singing and choices of songs for his last performance. The second could have been ignored if it weren't for the first. A Little Less Conversation? Yeah, Chris, you missed the show Las Vegas that plays that song every week?

3) The teen factor. Yup, Elliot is the teenie heart-throb, McPhee is the girl who needs help, and Taylor is the weird uncle who has too much to drink at someone's wedding. Chris just didn't fit their mold.

Chris's album is on the way to my doorstep, odds are he'll be fronting for a band within weeks, and enjoy a nice career. So he won't be the 'idol.' Big deal; four weeks ago I thought he had it sewn up. Last few weeks, he's drifted, singing quality went down (or poor song choice, hard to say what) and his spark died. You see his vote percentages on Dialidol falling just about the same speed too.

Sorry you lost, Chris. Next?