"Beautiful Island Electronic Newspaper" released the latest poll for the county magistrate of Yilan, with the Democratic Progressive Party's Lin Guozhang leading at 33% support, the Kuomintang's Wu Zongxian at 26.6%, and the People's Party's Chen Wanhui at only 7.9%. Notably, many elderly people who received the poll call became excited upon hearing Wu Zongxian's name, shouting "I know him! He's that Zongxian!" mistaking the candidate for the Taiwanese variety show king, becoming a local anecdote.
Taiwan media figure Wu ZiJia stated in his program "Chairman Speaks" that the supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party are showing active support, with 30.4% of voters expecting a change. He believes that although Chen Wanhui is trying to delay the primary poll schedule to seek a late surge, the People's Party's support in Yilan is likely capped at around 25%, making it difficult to surpass Wu Zongxian. The election outcome will depend on who can attract nearly three million middle-of-the-road voters and young votes.
The Kuomintang's Wu Zongxian won the primary against Yilan County Councilor Zhang Shengde. Wu ZiJia said that there are rumors that the Zhang Shengde family is dissatisfied with the poll results and is feeling down. This has drawn public attention to whether there may be a situation where blue (Kuomintang) turns green (Democratic Progressive Party). Wu ZiJia, however, believes that these local emotions have already been reflected in the poll numbers, and the final campaign will still return to a blue-green party confrontation.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860234901192843/
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