The AI results this week were a mild shock. Possible
explanations for Casey's early departure could be
that his votes had been mostly swing voters who
were basing their votes on his entertainment value.
It is possible that James was able to grab that vote
from Casey. Haley's increasing popularity leads me
to believe that she may be the last girl standing -
although she isn't the most talented or entertaining
of the female contestants. She seemed to have a subtle
influence on Casey – who started to growl excessively
in his more recent performances. Casey just doesn't
strike me as the kind of artist who would attract the
multiple voting texting type. He was a favorite here
at JPF because he was a musician favorite. However
we aren't the type to blow our limited resources on
votes for an AI contest. Most of us go the one free vote
route. I was surprised that Jacob wasn't in the bottom 3.
My guess is that if AI would share the voting numbers,
they would show a huge disparity between James and
the remaining contestants. I think the votes for the four
remaining competitors against James were close in number.
Haley should continue to wear the short dress for
performances though and break out the more modest one
for results night as the testosterone vote may keep her
in this contest for a few more weeks. At this point, we
may be seeing the effect of the country vote splitting
Scotty and Lauren.