I think it has to do with what happened last time, with the competition getting little too much rough, a litle toot much tensed, being not as fun as it used to be, this cliaxing with the annoucment of Christy Mack all all the dramas that followed, some people being quitter bitter and even some claiming that Christy had cheatedAs for the rest of my 17 weighted votes, well, I'm just not feeling the love. Would be a shame to let them go to waste. But seriously, there doesn't seem to be nearly as much campaigning this year as in years past.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that all that made many girls feel a little bitter and not wiling to see that happen again, so they decided not to campaign or to campaign less than they did before...