63.4 million votes were reportedly cast in the voting on "American Idol" this season allowing the host, Ryan Seacrest, to boast, "That's more than any president in the history of our country has ever received."
(See: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/television/25idol.html )Let's see ... wasn't there something about entertainment back in the Roman Empire?
From wikipedia.com:
"Meeting the demands of the Roman citizenry for mass public entertainment on a lavish scale, Julius Caesar expanded the Circus around 50 BC ... "
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