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Well I think the average person just listening thinks the R&B/Gospel/Soul singer as a general rule sound better and more impressive. That's not always true but when you can listen to some "rockers" do nothing more than scream and sing off tune I don't think you'd have to many people gravitating to a person from that mold even if they really CAN sing well.
But the reason why I think they might market the country chick if say she does make it to the top 3 is because you will have a battle of styles, R&B,rock, and country and all of those markets are fairly substantial and could easily support another singer of that caliber.
The R&B person could easily survive on the Top 40,Urban, and some adult contemporary stations.
The rocker(Bo because let's face it Constantine will not make it to the top 7) will make do on rock stations with the right backing,and maybe some sparse play on Top 40 here and there.
The country singer could be promoted essentially in a vaccum because a lot of country music happens in a very isolated manner and unless it's just HUGE it rarely spills over into the mainstream consciousness. I mean not many people who aren't country fans will even know who folks like Big and Rich,Kenney Chesney,or Keith Urban are. Yet those are huge names in the country market. They could sign produce and moderately push that girl in the country circles and since she had already been exposed to the national market at some point if she gets big she won't be a total unknown and would be more likely to get play on adult contemporary, and top 40 stations as well.
Sounds like a good plan to me
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