[robertlloyd]

Think of the voters nationwide.

The majority do not access this forum and so will not be fully aware of Freddie's dwindling popularity in recent weeks. Obviously they have seen the HL and maybe access the channel 4 website, but little else. This probably means that support for Freddie is still high- higher than we would expect- remember people on this forum pay more attention to the show than most of the general viewing public.

Another factor that could mean Marcus will leave is that a large proportion of voters are teenage girls and middle aged women. They generally seem to think he is disgusting and foul- mouthed. Whereas Freddie is probably percieved in a better light by this group.

Of course this is a sweeping generalisation- but from what i have observed so far opposition to Marcus is rife, particularly from female viewers.