The AOL poll
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The AOL poll
Mygetaway | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 06:45 pm     New POll.. Numbers coming in fast and furious.. Ruben 47% 7520 Clay 30% 4878 Kim 12% 1869 Josh 11% 1757 This was at 6:40 PT |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 09:16 pm     9:15 PT Ruben 47% 35,361 Clay 31% 23,160 Kim 12% 8,916 Josh 11% 8,222 |
Demeter | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 09:36 pm     I don't think the AOL poll means anything other than entertainment for those who use AOL. I don't use AOL. Votes are made by phone, not online, so the actual votes include all those who don't use computers regularly, and surprisingly that is still a large number of people. It also seems that the AOL poll gets skewed by the fact that it begins before the contestants perform on Tuesday. There are those who will vote based on what happens on the Tuesday show, rather than a cumulative vote. |
Maris | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 05:05 pm     An update: 45% Ruben Studdard 81,576 33% Clay Aiken 59,326 12% Kimberley Locke 21,839 10% Joshua Gracin 17,747 Total votes: 180,488 |
Pamy | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 06:55 pm     Another reason this poll is not all that accurate is that people from all over the world can go to AOL, only people in the USA can call. |
Seamonkey | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 07:03 pm     But what is "accurate"? The AOL poll at least gives the numbers.. I think the AOL poll simply says how people with access to AOL feel about the IDOLS.. those who even choose to participate in the poll. It has almost never been a reflection of the outcome of the show.. Yo, Pamy!! |
Maris | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 08:17 pm     Its just for fun. I wouldnt take it to Vegas. However, as a Kim fan, I am concerned that my prediction for the next show will come through. |
Seamonkey | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 08:35 pm     Yeah.. I'm quite worried.. but all I can do is vote as fast as I can for Kim. I only have one line, so that is that. I do think she's going to get the short straw this week |
Maris | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 08:43 pm     Well, I am going to go to all the AOL singles sites on Tuesday night and post, for an exciting time that doesnt cost a thing call and add the number for Kim. That will take care of all those folks in the church basement, lol. |
Llkoolaid | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:00 pm     Lol Maris, give it a shot it just might work. |
Sadiesmom | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:12 pm     Perhaps more people on AOL prefer Rueben. Many people are not on AOL. The on-line polls are always very strange anyway. They are always not reflective of real life. Some places refuse to accept e-mail because it is too easy to fake. |
Seamonkey | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:17 pm     Sadies.. that is a string of true statements, but I'm not sure what it means for this thread, which is just a place to post the poll, since people in various threads had asked for the info. The last sentence doesn't seem to relate at all to the subject at hand. What does email have to do with the poll? Clearly more people on AOL are voting for Ruben, but only once per screename. Newsweek polls probably reflect the opinions of whatever group uses that website, and so on.. And the phone in votes reflect, presumably, the number of phone in votes. Maris.. that is actually an excellent idea!! |
Sadiesmom | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:44 pm     Never mind seamonkey. I guess I find AOL polls are the most off al all polls. Maybe they are children heavy. I don't know. You were discussing its validity before so I threw in some random thoughts. |
Maris | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 04:37 pm     just for the heck of it, the pre show poll: 46% Ruben Studdard 178,110 32% Clay Aiken 122,085 12% Kimberley Locke 46,021 10% Joshua Gracin 40,184 Total votes: 386,400 |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 12:02 am     update: 46% now 46% Ruben Studdard 178,110 now 343,501 32% now 32% Clay Aiken 122,085 now 234,261 12% now 11% Kimberley Locke 46,021 now 78,924 10% now 11% Joshua Gracin 40,184 now 84,142 Total votes: 386,400 now 740,828 But.. I was only able to vote with one screename so something is amiss/changed. I wonder if people were hitting them with lots of free signups and voting all the screennames and so on.. |
Surealityjunkie | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 04:06 pm     Update before the Elimination Show: Ruben: 48% -- 431,760 Clay: 31% -- 283,458 Joshua: 11% -- 98,211 Kimberley: 10% -- 92,301 |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 04:45 pm     well, if clay were to get the josh and kim votes once they are gone.... anyway, i know only a few people (personally) with aol accounts, so this isn't 100% of the AI watchers...i hope! i didn't think ruben was that hot last night. i loved his 'sweet home alabama' the best, so i wish he could showcase more tunes of that sort. clay...i just wanna squeeze the hell out of him! |
Kellirippa | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 05:14 pm     how have the AOL poles stacked up against the actual outcome in the past? |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 05:22 pm     well, they had ruben at 42% or something last week and then he (supposedly) got bottom 2... |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 05:23 pm     As the number of contestants has diminished, a bit closer. Trenyce was actually in last place in the week she was booted. But Ruben has been significantly ahead of Clay for weeks. So, hard to say how it will go tonight. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 06:12 pm     They changed the poll. Now they are asking who should be voted off next, AND who should win.. Kim is voted for next off and Ruben is top for winner.. (And it let me vote on other screen names Sea) |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 06:27 pm     MGA. I hope it doesn't mess with my other screen names this time.. I even logged on with a different computer and aol 7.0 just in case it was a beta problem, but no.. I'll have to go check it out. kimtowin... |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 07:00 pm     Either it didn't take my first round of votes, or they are letting you vote as many times as you want now.. Hmmmm Now it's saying I already voted.. Maybe I missed the top 2 the first time around. We have all 7 names, because we have 6 computer users in the house! I told the kids they have to vote for who I want.. They are usually wanting too anyway. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 07:09 pm     It let me vote once per screenname.. |
Pagal | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:25 am     Could someone update the AOL poll for us? TIA! |
Maris | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:40 am     Who should be voted off the show next? 57% Kimberley Locke 546,586 27% Clay Aiken 253,716 16% Ruben Studdard 151,956 Total votes: 952,258 Who do you think should be the ultimate winner? 52% Ruben Studdard 511,819 39% Clay Aiken 385,193 9% Kimberley Locke 91,939 Total votes: 988,951 |
Pagal | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:44 am     Thanks Maris! |
Maris | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:07 pm     an hour before showtime (just remember they dont mean crap, Kim will pull it out): Who should be voted off the show next? 56% Kimberley Locke 637,460 27% Clay Aiken 313,954 17% Ruben Studdard 193,163 Total votes: 1,144,577 Who do you think should be the ultimate winner? 51% Ruben Studdard 604,112 39% Clay Aiken 459,288 10% Kimberley Locke 117,181 Total votes: 1,180,581 Note on Poll Results |
Maris | Monday, May 19, 2003 - 03:31 pm     the cnn poll: Who will be the next "American Idol"? Clay Aiken 57% 52578 votes Ruben Studdard 43% 40189 votes Total: 92767 votes |
Maris | Monday, May 19, 2003 - 03:35 pm     and then there is the AOL poll: Who do you think should be the ultimate winner? 56% Ruben Studdard 420,634 44% Clay Aiken 336,805 Total votes: 757,439 |
Tabbyking | Monday, May 19, 2003 - 03:47 pm     the differences in percentages seems to be that only AOL users can vote in the one poll, while other polls are open to everyone. i have a feeling both our guys are pretty neck and neck....i would be surprised if it were more than perhaps 52/48 or something, either way. now, we don't actually get to place any calls until tomorrow night, correct? |
Crossfire | Monday, May 19, 2003 - 04:42 pm     It is interesting to see what the AOL poll comes up with as I doubt we will be seeing that spread in the final tally as I don't think the phone lines have the capacity to sustain such results. I am expecting a very, very close race with fans of both reporting steady busy signals. Assuming that both have the same resources allocated to them, three hours of saturation calling will only prove that both have more fans than the phones can handle, and if both lines are saturated as I expect them to be, I imagine a phone engineer who manages this setup could tell you right now using basic mathematics how many calls each will get accurate to within a percentage point or two which will be something approaching the theoretical maximum. The final winner is shaping up to be almost as random as a coin toss. |
Maris | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 03:30 pm     last AOL poll: Who do you think should be the ultimate winner? 55% Ruben Studdard 832,236 45% Clay Aiken 671,995 Total votes: 1,504,23 |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:24 pm     New AOL Poll: Did Ruben Studdard deserve to win "American idol"? 59% 116,673 Yes, Ruben was the best singer 41% 82,166 No, Clay was more talented. 198,839 number changing changing changing.. |
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