Can ‘Idol’ Producers Manipulate The Vote?

In response to Sanjaya Malakar’s staying power, ‘American Idol’ producers claim movements like VoteForTheWorst.com and Howard Stern don’t stand a chance in the voting process. ‘Scarborough Country’ host Joe Scarborough asked former ‘Idol’ finalist Carmen Rasmusen and theenvelope.com’s Tom O’Neil if the Idol voting process is rigged. Citing the ability to jam phone lines, Rasmusen said, “I know the producers have a way to manipulate the show to get the results they want.” Watch the segment, aired Wednesday (April 4), at MSN.com.


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| Posted on April 4, 2007 at 10:24 pm in Multimedia

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