[WatchOutForSnakes]

No more needs to be said. I agree 100%. Short term it makes a difference. Long term Clay will be the bigger star.

[Benjamin Dover]

I agree 1000% with you and yardstick. Clay is already counting his money. Rueben is a good singer with limited range. His stamina is questionable and I've heard there are health concerns. He's a dime a dozen, but he'll get fat(pun intended)on his 15 minutes. Clay can write his own ticket. He can sing a little of everything well. He tries a little too hard to oscillate his voice because that's the current fad, but boy got some lungs. I'd bet he's already got a fleet of lawyers checking out whether to accept IA recording offer if he wins or go elsewhere.

[CarmelValleyite]

It really doesn't matter to me who wins (Ok, I'll be happier if it's Clay). But the only CD I'm going to buy will be what Clay puts forth -- and he WILL definitely knock peoples' socks off with that voice of his.

Clay will be the long-term winner from this competition