He knows rival coaches will wink at him and say, sure, they'll vote for your guys and then do no such thing.

他知道其他球队的教练会在他面前担保给他的球员投票，但道真正投票的时候完全不这样做。

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Many people promised to vote for him, but then he changed his mind and decided not to become a candidate.

许多人曾经答应投他的票，但后来他改变了主意，决定不作候选人。

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Then maybe they will vote for him.

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Some opinion polls have suggested since then that 40% of people would vote for him.

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