The “American Idol” contestant, who was booted from the Fox singing competition less than two weeks ago, was all smiles as he attended the Yahoo News/ABC News pre-party ahead of Saturday’s Correspondents’ dinner.
{mosads}But the 20-year-old rocker admits he’s out of touch when it comes to politics. When we asked if he was a fan of former Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum, — who was standing only a few feet away from him — Dixon shrugged, saying he’s been living in an “ ‘Idol’ bubble.”
The young entertainer, who attended the dinner as a guest of the Christian Broadcasting Network, said he plans to brush up on his political news now that he’s not competing for viewers’ support each week, explaining, “The only votes I cared about were ‘Idol’ ones.”