Polls show unexpected changes in the Kaohsiung mayoral election, with the candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party slightly leading in support.

Ko Chih-en, a legislator from the Kuomintang (KMT), responded, stating that she respects all survey results. However, this time, the survey conducted by Shanshui Research and published by the media had an interesting aspect. Because during the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) primary election on January 13, Shanshui Research was also used, and at that time, Lai Ruilong led her by about 30 percentage points. How come, within two weeks, he only leads by 11% now?

Ko Chih-en said that in these two weeks, it is unclear why Lai Ruilong's survey numbers have dropped so much. What happened? Or is Shanshui Research's survey not reliable? This is worth further observation.

According to reports, the latest survey for the mayor of Kaohsiung in 2026 has been released. The survey shows that DPP legislator Lai Ruilong has about 43% support, beating KMT legislator Ko Chih-en, who has about 32% support.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855995085623308/

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