Flawed American Idol votes?

Where you surprised by Kris Allen's American Idol win? The voting for the finale may have been flawed due to arrangements made by AT&T at various Kris Allen watch parties. AT&T representatives reportedly taught Kris Allen fans to power text at the parties. Fox declined to comment on the matter, but an AT&T representative said, "In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested."

They taught the fans how to power text which allows them to send 10 or more texts at one time which could have affected to voting outcome. American Idol does have certain rules and regulations that can determine the validity of votes. As of right now it is not clear whether or not power texting violates these rules.

Is it really that big of a deal? There have never been any restrictions on the number of times a person can vote for American Idol. Both Kris and Adam will probably have successful music careers regardless of who won.