My first question with this story is whether it's true or just a made up tale to validate democracy. Second, I'd like to see how repeatable this is. As a scientist after getting a result like that which is totally unexpected, I would think he would do a few more trials.
Even if it's valid picking the correct weight of a cow is nothing like picking the right candidate in an election. Weight is an absolute number and the only variable. Political choices are subjective with many issues involved, along with personalities. There is also advertising and campaigning involved.
What I find interesting is how close elections always seem to be. It's rare they get past the 5-/4- range. Which means most elections are determined by a relatively small number of swing voters.
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