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I think the key word in the voting process is international. I don't know what the voter breakdown is by country, but the "international" flavor of the Hall has certainly excluded a number of US performers who we may feel are "no-brainers" for induction.
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In this case, I think "international" is misleading shorthand for "New York-based critics." As far as getting inducted goes, an artist has a leg up or three if he or she has partied extensively with Jann Wenner and/or recorded for Ahmet Ertegun's Atlantic Records.