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Do you actually vote for 'American Idol' contestants?

Adam Lambert got lots of press but that apparently didn't translate into votes. A person can Google a contestant or even download their songs on iTunes without ever picking up the phone to vote, especially if they presume that person is a lock to win and therefore doesn’t need their vote. Which begs the question of regular viewers ...

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32.7%
Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?
1,507 votes
15.1%
Only if I think someone is in danger of being voted off.
698 votes
26.9%
No. 'Idol' is just casual viewing for me.
1,239 votes
25.3%
I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.
1,166 votes
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Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

Adam is the first contestant that got me picking up my phone to vote.

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  • 4 votes
#1
 - Ravnwing
 - 2:49 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

Since its a popularity contest and not a talent contest, I don't vote. That's why southern contestants win. Its political.

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  • 3 votes
#2
 - Kathryn-610638
 - 3:36 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
No. 'Idol' is just casual viewing for me.

I do enjoy the show, but I haven't voted since Elliott came in 3rd in season 5.

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    #3
     - Omega in Colorado
     - 3:41 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

    I am just stunned that we are still treating this fluff as news.

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    • 3 votes
    #4
     - Dave in NM
     - 3:50 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Though I have very little confidence in the voting system - last night was 2000 Florida all over again! Adam is a true superstar.

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    • 1 vote
    #5
     - soccerdog
     - 3:55 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

    I don't even watch the show.

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    • 4 votes
    #6
     - ahalsey18
     - 3:56 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Congrats! to Adam for not winning the American Idol CURSE. Hope he has an outstanding and lucrative career.

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    • 4 votes
    #7
     - rgibsonsa
     - 4:00 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

    I don't watch network television. That sort of thing is fine for the beer & cigarette crowd. But it's not for me.

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    • 3 votes
    #8
     - James T. Laing
     - 4:24 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    This is the first season I have watched American Idol - Kris Allen is my cousin! So, yes, I voted non-stop every Wed. night. He was my fa

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    • 2 votes
    #9
     - Sonia-1006426
     - 4:34 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    For the first time in eight seasons, I saw someone who truly deserved the title. Adam Lambert.

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    • 3 votes
    #10
     - foundthegoodlife
     - 4:55 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Yes this is a popularity contest, but it is pretty darn good talent nonetheless. Better than the Gong Show.

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    • 1 vote
    #11
     - GladysKravitz
     - 4:59 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

    ummm- who cares? - and where will either one be in 18 months?

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    • 3 votes
    #12
     - jeffden
     - 5:14 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    No. 'Idol' is just casual viewing for me.

    It is a drama filled soap opera fake reality show that has some good singing on it. 10 (of 60) min are worth watching. The rest ... zzzzz

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    • 2 votes
    #13
     - Independent, Newcastle, WA
     - 5:26 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Good Gawd man why would you watch and not vote for the most important event ever to grace the pixels of television. I say again, Good Gawd!

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    • 1 vote
    #14
     - Jim Bob-998131
     - 6:33 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Adam is a superstar no matter what. At least he won't have to have that horrible song on his debut album! He's here to stay.

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    • 1 vote
    #15
     - Enlightened-393907
     - 6:43 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

    I have no interest in this whole thing and find it irritating that the press is obsessed with a stupid TV show.

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    • 3 votes
    #16
     - Kudogfan
     - 6:49 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
    Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

    Vote?! Who can vote? I always get a busy signal when trying to vote. Tuesday night was the first time I could get ONE vote in--for ADAM!

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      #17
       - becky1313
       - 7:45 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
      I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

      i struggled through an episode a few years back when i heard about a hot chick named carrie underwood on the show.

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      • 1 vote
      #18
       - rob6858
       - 7:46 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
      I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

      No. I just watch the show for the entertainment

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      • 1 vote
      #19
       - Sean-273904
       - 7:49 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
      No. 'Idol' is just casual viewing for me.

      Just couldn't get into the show's format at all this season, and I'm not crazy about the weekly guest artist as mentor deal either.

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        #20
         - Donna -1115730
         - 9:48 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
        I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

        I don't even watch the show!

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        • 3 votes
        #21
         - Ann Catherine Keirns
         - 10:21 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
        Only if I think someone is in danger of being voted off.

        I feel it's just like in any political race... if you don't vote, you can't rightfully complain about the results! LOL!

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        • 1 vote
        #22
         - Jaime-438428
         - 10:55 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
        No. 'Idol' is just casual viewing for me.

        Adam is very talented but was a ringer... having been in Broadway musicals. Kris deserved to win as he was a talented unknown.

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          #23
           - rebazhin
           - 11:33 pm EDT on Thu May 21, 2009
          Of course! Why watch if you aren't going to help pick the winner?

          I've watched the show for years, and I vote every single episode. I have voted for Kris since day one and am ecstatic about the results!

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            #24
             - Mol in MS
             - 12:52 am EDT on Fri May 22, 2009
            I save my vote for things that really matter, not for reality TV shows.

            I watched the show the first year and haven't, since.

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            • 1 vote
            #25
             - Jim A-371003
             - 2:32 am EDT on Fri May 22, 2009