McCain Takes a Shot at the Dems...On American Idol

John McCain was asked to participate in the big charity night on American Idol last night (a show that I'm proud to say I've only seen once) and managed to get in a shot at the Dems (from Campaign Spot):

Like last night's "American Idol." Hillary, Obama, and McCain taped appearances. It sounds like there was a mix-up with the Obama campaign, as he referred to events that are scheduled for tomorrow night as "tonight." Not a big deal, but he and Hillary offered standard-issue hooray-for-charity-work mini-speeches.

McCain did that, but more: "'American Idol' is a lot like a presidential primary election. Except for people in Michigan and Florida — their votes actually count."

Zing. Think about how many completely apolitical people watch American Idol, who have completely tuned out the details of the presidential race, who will likely ask their friends/fellow Idol watchers what that meant. They'll learn about the mess on the Democratic side, and how they're set to have only 48 states represented at their convention, while the Republicans worked out the issue on their side quickly and fairly equitably.

Finally, McCain added: "Then, at the end McCain said he had to get back to work on his immigration reform bill — and British judge Simon Cowell better watch out."
He's jokingly threatening to deport the sour, sneering, designated villain of the most popular show on television. That should lock up the Simon-hater vote.

Given that Democrats probably far outweigh Republicans in American Idol viewership (no stats, just my guess) that could have been a pretty effective shot.