In a divided America where politics seems increasingly to get people ’s goat, a small town in Vermont has taken the concept to heart — this week electing one as mayor.
He may be a political novice but the goat’ s name, Lincoln , brings with it a storied pedigree . And the leading human official in Fair Haven — population about 2, 500 — hopes the long -eared , three-year -old animal ’ s election can serve as a bit of a lesson in democracy . In Tuesday ’ s poll , Lincoln was victorious over 15 other candidates including Crystal the gerbil and many dogs and cats . Fair Haven has no official mayor but the Town Manager, Joseph Gunter , holds similar functions.

When Gunter read in a newspaper that the village of Omena , Michigan , had made Sweet Tart the cat its “ top ” official , he got the idea to organize a similar election to raise funds for building a playground.

Lincoln’ s 13 votes were enough for him to squeak past Sammie the dog .
The goat, which belongs to a school math teacher, will get an education in the town ’s major festivals which it will represent during its one -year mandate : “ Memorial Day parade , the Apple Fest and the events we organize every Friday in the summer, ” Gunter says. Although the playground fundraising effort only generated about $100 , at five dollars per candidate , Gunter isn ’ t bleating because he says the animal election was also “ a good way to get the kids involved in local government .”
With 53 votes cast the turnout was low, Gunter admits, “ but it was the first time, we expect it to be better next year. ”

That happens to be the year that US voters will also elect a human president, in a contest expected to shake out like a barnyard brawl

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Group of mad people..

Mayb dey have always elected ppl who ended up behaving like goats as Mayor so dey kuku decided to elect a real goat dis tym

this is unbelievable

Goat would have been better for us here as head of state.

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