Final of the TV show "American Idols": more votes by text messages (65 million) than votes for the last presidential election (63.5). A bit scaring?
2006-08-09 02:49:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Tagwen: You got a point here. But still...
2006-08-09 03:56:48 · update #1
Maybe the candidates need to be as interesting as the show American Idol. Candidates running for office don't appeal to the younger generation so noone cares. Scary but true.
2006-08-09 02:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by BAILEYROX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very scary. But then you have to remember that most people voting on AI are voting as many times as possible. I voted for Taylor about 40 times over McPhee. Where you only get one vote in the presidential election. Plus, many of the AI voters are 13 or so. Can't vote for the pres until 18.
2006-08-09 09:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fairly certain you are allowed to vote more than once for American Idol. There are even "calling stations" for people who are extreme fans dialing hundreds of times for their favourite contestants. You can only vote once for the President.
2006-08-09 10:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by tagwen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about restructuring the presidential election?
:)
2006-08-09 10:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More people watch, or are more interested in their entertainment than who's actually running their lives (government I mean).
2006-08-09 09:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that is one of the worst things i have ever heard. yes it is scary because thats what this world is coming to.
2006-08-09 10:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really, it's all about ones interest, moreover everybody can notice that we are superficial people(speaking in general)
2006-08-09 10:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by IRI 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If true, that's terrible!
2006-08-09 09:53:24 · answer #8 · answered by da dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋