I never once saw him rely on polling to help him make a decision.

我从没见他依赖民意测验,帮助他做决定。

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Let's see if it recognizes, try voting--polling closed--not so good.

我们试试它能不能识别,投票,结束,不太好

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We relied on plitical polling and political advice to decide what issue to emphasize, how to talk about it, what region of the country to talk about it and so on.

政治上有时会依靠民意测验,和政治建议帮助我们作决定,该强调什么问题，怎么讨论，在国家的哪个地区讨论它,诸如此类。

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