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This is America Dissected.

I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Sahia.

Today, we're talking about polling public health.

But to give you some context about why polling can be such a critical tool,

I want to step back and reflect on my past life.

I ran for Governor of Michigan in 2018.

I didn't win, which is why, in the tried and true tradition of losing political candidates,

I get to host this lovely podcast with you.

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