Honest elections are overblown, if Roslin had gone ahead and stolen the election from Baltar, the first five episodes of season three would not be about getting off planet MASH.
This show has lost over 50% viewership since the '03 debut, and both Stargate shows are 1.8 too.
The Scifi Channel might not have been a very wise choice for Doctor Who, the first season's third show was seen by over 8 millon people in the UK. I look's like it will have even lower ratings than all three cliffhanger's, on The Scifi Channel, go figure?