James Durbin Was Robbed - 'American Idol' 2011 Voting Controversy

Last week, James Durbin was an American Idol front runner when he was voted off the show in a shocker on Tuesday.

In some circles, fans of the resident AI rocker are not only surprised at his exit, but some also believe James Durbin was robbed of the chance to move on to the AI semi-finals.

One source even goes so far as to say that James Durbin's inability to win American Idol is quite possibly a major mistake. It seems that this site thinks votes meant to go to the Santa Cruz, California crooner may have gone to the young country singer, Lauren Alaina.

Autism Key says, "...[there is a] possibility that some votes intended for Durbin were accidentally funneled to [Alaina] instead."

Apparently, since the numbers doled out to viewers for voting purposes were not sequential, when certain people called to pull for one contestant, they could have inadvertently been voting for another.

This potentially unfair situation regarding James Durbin on American Idol has been compared to what happened to Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential election. The vote in America for the TV talent show has been likened to the vote in Florida when, in the end of the campaign and after a lot of deliberation, the vital number needed to deem Gore as President went to Bush instead. In this comparison case, the count for the top spot to govern our nation could possibly have gone to the wrong candidate due to voting confusion.

And now there is voting controversy for James Durbin who some say was robbed of the chance to become the American Idol for 2011. An update to the original story about a possible faulty voting system being the case came in today, May 15, stating that "many people (on this site and others) have indicated that they either had difficulty voting for James and/or experienced abnormal activity when attempting to cast their votes."

So, if this is true, perhaps James Durbin fans will push Fox as well as American Idol powers-that-be to reevaluate the elimination of this popular contender--and in the end, let him keep on going to try to win the title. Or, at least James will get the chance to decide whether or not this is something he would opt to do if he so desires.

What do you think? Do you believe James Durbin was robbed? Do you think there is some truth in this American Idol controversy? Were you one of those people who was misled when voting last week for your favorite on the TV talent show? Thoughts? Thanks.