To me, it’s not a matter of supposedly homosexual dude vs church boy. The gay supporters vs the church-goers. It’s a matter of which genre of music is more popular with the voters right now. I’m not even talking about which genre is more popular in the current music scene. I’m talking about what’s popular with the VOTERS. I don’t know who exactly votes (reportedly the tween crowd?), but these people are obviously more passionate about voting.

After last week’s reveal of the final two, I was actually kinda certain that Adam Lambert wouldn’t win. With the final three determined as such, I figured it was gonna be a case of Lambert vs Gokey & Allen. And with the latter two having a similar style, it was clear that when Danny Gokey was out of the competition, Gokey fans would naturally shift their attention to Kris Allen. Had Gokey been in the final, he would’ve won over the Kris fans. Therefore, I believe that Adam would only have won if Allison had been in the final three, not because Allison is less talented, but for the fact that Adam is the more dynamic entertainer.

Regardless, as a Kris fan, I guess I’m happy that he won the competition? I still think it damages an artist’s “street cred” – doesn’t help that his first single is lyrically hideous and they even give out a ridiculously redundant trophy now! – although it’s a great platform to be heard. Also, I don’t think he’s gonna be a household name, but he’ll definitely have a strong enough fanbase which would keep his career going.

So congratulations, Kris Allen.