California - A lot of Idol fans, especially those Adam Lambert supporters were still in shock, and upset after the surprise win of Kris Allen in the recently concluded American Idol Season 8 finale. There are a lot of factors (maybe) that affected the outcome of the votes. Here are some of my "theories" if why Adam lost the Fox reality show.

First, and obviously, Danny Gokey fans and other eliminated finalists' voted for Kris Allen. Adam is the "most popular" Idol finalist for this season, no one will argue to that - and the Gokey and etc. fans joined forces to vote for Allen, and to stop Adam in getting the "crown".

Second, Kris Allen is a great singer. Adam even told the media peeps during his press conference after the finale night that Kris won because he's a "heck of a performer".

American conservatives voted for Kris Allen after the "scandal" photos of Adam kissing a guy surfaced on the internet. That includes the fans of Carrie Prejean and the members of NOM (kidding!)

Lastly, Adam is already a "winner" with or without the Idol title. Obviously, his "legions" of fans will buy his future albums even if he didn't won the contest. For Kris, I'm still in doubt if he can sell albums. As far as I'm concern, Adam's case is like the case of Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry. Kris Allen now faces a very big challenge, and that's to prove that he deserves the title.

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