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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But to make the most basic policy choice, I never saw the president do it based on here what the poll say is the most popular thing to do.

但是要选择最基本的政策的时候，我从没看见布什总统会依赖民测,看，民意测验结果是这样的,这是最受欢迎的做法。

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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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