Why Do More People Vote For American Idol Than For The President?

We live in a society where more people vote for American Idol contestants than for the President of the United States. Here's why:

1. Idol contestants give a straight-from-the-heart performance and are judged on their talents. Presidential candidates talk around issues and are judged on whether they were "less offensive" than their opponents.
2. Idol judges give blunt feedback on a contestant's performance. (Okay, only two of the judges). Looking at recent presidential debates, the moderator gives no feedback and the media gives very obtuse feedback.
3. American Idol is entertaining. Presidential debates are seldom entertaining. Or informative.
4. Americans feel like they can make a difference by voting for Idol contestants. Americans feel that their vote for President isn't meaningful.
5. The packaging of the Idol brand is professional and eye catching. Nothing presented during a presidential campaign has that same quality.

Maybe presidential contests need to be updated for modern America.

1. All the candidates gather, they give a speech and the Supreme Court narrows the field to a "final three".
2. The final three get to give a speech and then perform a skit pertaining to their favorite key social issue.
3. Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jon Stewart rate the candidates and give their blunt, but comical feedback.
4. America votes by phone for their "winner". 24-hours the new president is crowned. The losing candidates go on a 10-city tour, performing their skits and telling witty political stories. Or making movies about the environment.