
台中市東南區市議員選舉剩17天投票日,8人搶4席競爭激烈。國民黨候選人李中強調票源分散危險,並引用立法院長韓國瑜支持影片;民進黨候選人陳雅惠則獲得前總統蔡英文與高雄市長陳其邁背書;無黨籍周啟揚則以手繪照片宣傳車引發討論。
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台中市東南區市議員席次從第五屆的5席減少為4席,但有8名候選人競爭,使得即使是多屆議員的老議員也感到緊張。
距投票日倒數17天,台中市很多市議員候選人打出告急牌,也有市議員候選人則打出大咖力挺牌,都希望在最後不到三週的緊張時刻,能讓集中選民目光,讓自己順利當選。
台中市東南區第四屆應選5席,但下屆少一席改成應選4席,但卻是8搶4,競爭非常激烈,讓即使已有多屆議員資歷的老議員,緊張不已。
國民黨東南區的中市議員候選人李中從小台中到大台中,已有多屆議員的資歷,問政犀利且言之有物,但最近卻頻頻打出告急牌,他強調,外界都以為他是老議員最穩,其實這樣反而票被配走危險。
此外,李中也在臉書PO上立法院長韓國瑜支持他的影片,韓國瑜表示,李中要連任非常緊張,呼籲東南區的選民集中選票支持李中。
另外,民進黨東南區市議員候選人陳雅惠,則打出大咖支持牌,在臉書PO出前總統蔡英文支持她的影片,還收到高雄市長陳其邁力挺支持的錄影畫面,並稱讚陳雅惠認真會做,透過兩位政治大咖的背書,讓選民相信她的認真問政。
另外,無黨籍的周啟揚宣傳車四處趴趴走,其車頭的照片,採用手繪而非照片,引發媒體的討論,也是另類的宣傳。

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