American Idiots

How can the fans of the hit TV show American Idol vote off Gedeon McKinney while retaining Kevin Covais. Gedeon is the far superior singer to begin with and the nerdy Kevin, while having a sweet voice, is not the stuff of an "Idol". What is wrong with America anyway? First the trashy movie Crash wins an Oscar and now people vote for Kevin over Gedeon. It makes no sense whatsoever!