Sally, It is nice to root for someone you actually know and know is a talented nice person.
At the moment I'm voted for our homestate kid, Scotty McCreery. He comes off as an all around nice kid. He's missing his Junior year and baseball season. Others I like are Pia and James.
Having Jennifer and Steven as judges has put a more nurturing mood to the show this year. I didn't care for the volatile cutting comments from years past.
