Ok Katharine was in the bottom 3.  But here are some positive things that came out of it.

1. Wake up call to all of America's casual voters who don't vote until later rounds.

2. Face time.  America saw up close how absolutely gorgeous she is, and will be wanting to learn more about her. That means checking out the HD vids in this forum, and everyone can see how good she really is.

3. Maybe a kick in Katharine's butt too.  She has got to let it all hang out and bring her A game this week.  She is a fighter and she will come back stronger.

I hate to ask this but:

I would assume teen age girls 13-17 account for the most votes to Idol...do you think there might be a backlash against Kat because she is so dam gorgeous? I am serious about this,what else can explain the crazy vote????

You know, this is what I'm beginning to think. Somehow Katharine's beauty and personality can't be easily appreciated by teenagers. Just go to any Katharine site and you'll see the average fan age is 30 or above. Teenagers and kids mostly like Kellie because she looks like a cute kid. That explains why Katharine's base is not as big as Kellie's. Also, she is just too gorgeous that a lot of women do not feel comfortable enjoying her due to psycological reasons.

Now, the so called mature Kat fans normally will not do crazy things like kids such as power voting for 1000 times or staying in the fourms for the whole day without doing anything. We all need to work and we have families to take care. So the amount of time dedicated to AI is far less than those kids who have nothing to do. And this is a real disadvantage to Katharine.

True, but it's just sad that we have to do power voting (in the hundreds and thousands) in order to save a real talent which should easily be discovered if people are not blind and deaf.

To me, power voting is cheating and I personally do not agree with it. But now, it leaves me no choice but to follow the crowd because I really love Katharine and don't want her leave. I'm still sad.

Hi there -- new to this site....

I nearly threw up last night watching the show.  I agree with alot of the posts (i think she may have an older fan base, i'm in my 30's, she is GORGeous, and has a bit of an older style.  I also agree she is a top 2 on the show, along with Chris D.  Whole package....she should win.  Here's my adds to the conversation...

1.  she's from Cali.  Californians are a laid back bunch.  they're probably casting their votes right about now.

2.  you have this goofballs and cheesy chick magnets (Bucky and Ace) who get the odd vote.  I still can't believe Ayla Brown's talent and beauty didn't outlast Chicken little and Bucky.

Power voting....shame that is allowed.  That said, what's the best way to do it?

Thx....CV_for_KM