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The television pundits who thrive on conflict may wish otherwise, but the show’s performers and audiences demonstrate that the American people are not at one another’s throats 24 hours a day. The show reveals the same deep-seated longing for agreement and consensus that can be felt in electoral politics nowadays, underneath that cynical talking-head level. Because each show ends with a national election in which the audience can override the judges’ opinions, it gives power to the people. It may all be bread and circuses, but it is still democracy in action.
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Music - ‘American Idol’ Finale Gives Power to the People - Review - NYTimes.com
And this is why I love American Idol: because it reflects the choices of the American people (the ones who care enough to dial in anyway). Congrats to David Cook, the clear artist in the race. Still love little David too, his time will come.
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