Shock ‘American Idol 2′ With Ruben In The Bottom 2

Trenyce was voted off in Wednesday night’s ‘American Idol’. That wasn’t the big surprise… the surprise was Ruben Studdard in the bottom two. Even though polls have suggested an overwealming percentage thought he’d be the winner (72% in an Us Weekly poll), he somehow got cast in the bottom two. Was it manipulation to draw viewer interest or did Ruben fans get complacent? Has the off-key Josh Gracin hit the conservative Republican trifecta — active Marine, country singing, and (groan) white — making this Political Idol… and nothing about musical talent? Last season saw a huge uproar with four remaining when Tamyra Gray was booted, and now with two African Americans and a rumored to be gay trio up against Josh, will it really expose the ugly side of America?