Scottish goat with 'psychic' powers boldly predicts U.S. election result

Perhaps all elections should be decided this way.
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Sam Haysom
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Scottish goat with 'psychic' powers boldly predicts U.S. election result
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Don't even worry about watching the U.S. election results roll in tonight; we already know the outcome, and it comes courtesy of a psychic Scottish goat named Boots.

OK, so the main basis for the goat being "psychic" seems to be that he's previously predicted the correct result for Brexit (which, if you want to be pedantic, was only a 50/50 decision) -- but at the same time, that means his prediction record is 100% correct, so are we to argue?

In the clip above, Boots doesn't even hesitate; with a determination most pollsters would be awed by, he plods straight over to Hillary.

Then again, maybe Boots is biased -- Scotland doesn't exactly have a history of favouring Trump.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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