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The Biology of Story: hope, fear and the best political stories

I participated in this documentary quite some time ago, and then (to be honest) sort of forgot about it. I was only reminded of my participation, this morning, when the Biology of Story folks tweeted about it. I then saw these clips for the first time.

They felt, and I think they are probably right, that some of the things I talk about in the clips are relevant to today’s historic events. Check ’em out and tell me what you think.

Bottom line: Hillary’s images were all positive; she was all about hope. Trump’s were all negative; he was all about fear.

Today, he will pay the price for that.


Kinsella vs. Ford on CITY-TV!

If you’re a regular on Canada’s Best-Loved Political Website™ – and you of course are – you’re a hack, and you’ll probably be running standard deviation models on your VEP data, and watching CNN. 

But if you want to have fun between 9 and 11, you should tune in to Your Clinton-loving Humble Narrator as he takes on Trumpist Doug Ford on CITY!

The deets:

Livestream 3: FORD OR AGAINST (9 p.m. to 11 p.m.) They have some of the most polarizing views in the 6ix. Staunch Trump supporter Doug Ford and Liberal enthusiast/Hillary fan Warren Kinsella will go head-to-head in an epic battle of the titans as they debate election results, discuss this crazy campaign, and fight over the remote. Avery Haines moderates what’s sure to be a hilarious perspective on this historic night.


Your afternoon #USpoli #USelection numbers

HRC’s lead is growing! Woot!

From Jeff, natch:

POLLS 11/7 4PM
■MON C+6
■SM C+6
■NOL C+5
■FOX C+4
■CBS C+4
■NBC: C+4
■ABC C+4
■MC C+3
■ANR C+4
■RAND C+9
■RE C+4
■CNBC C+10
■PEW C+6
■SU C+9


The candidate we worked for is going to win!

Last day! HRC has more of a lead than President Obama did on this day in 2012! Here we go!
#POLLS 11/6 9PM

■ABC C+5

■NO C+5

■NBC: C+4

■MC C+3

■UPI C+3

■RAND C+9

■RE C+4

■CBS C+3

■FOX C+2

■GOO C+3

■SM C+7

■CNBC C+10

■PEW C+6

■SU C+9