Free to speak》A celebrity comes to the rescue or chooses a situation warning? Analyzing the political offense and defense of Chiang Kai-shek's joint defense with Lu

The race for mayor of Taipei is heating up. Faced with pressure from the municipal government and the election, Chiang Wanan's camp invited Taichung Mayor Lu Hsiu-yan to run the campaign, hoping to use his voice to bolster his base. However, this decision, which was intended to show unity, immediately caused ripples in the public opinion circle and evolved into a three-dimensional offensive and defensive battle over governance performance, election campaign pace and the struggle for succession in 2028.

1. Blue camp strategic considerations: taking into account municipal administration and promotion rhythm

The Chiang camp’s intention was clear: with the election deadlocked and the image of the mayor having to be maintained, there was an urgent need for someone with national authority to take charge of the overall situation. After Lu Xiuyan announced the general inquiry, she went north to build a cross-county and city joint defense posture, aiming to calm the anxiety of supporters and consolidate the basic base.

2. Focus of Public Opinion Criticism: Satisfaction Contrast and Transfer Dilemma

However, the layout was quickly reversed between offense and defense, and critics raised four major criticisms: First, the contrast in satisfaction. Polls show that Jiang Wanan's satisfaction rating is about 70 points (fourth in the six capitals), while Lu Xiuyan's satisfaction rating is only about 61 points (last in the six capitals). Find those with lower satisfaction levels to dominate the election, turning the bonus points into questions about what abilities are valued. The second is concerns about the city’s governance. During his tenure, Lu encountered controversies over African swine fever, environmental sanitation and MRT delays. As the city faces a review of its governance, Taichung's experience is unlikely to serve as a positive example for Taipei. The third is disputes over team integrity. The team includes many key offensive and defensive players, and the director-general's past integrity record in self-directed and self-acted incidents has been re-examined, and he has been accused of showing arrogance. The fourth is the struggle for succession within the party. Analysis pointed out that Lu went north as a savior and objectively sent an urgent signal to Chiang Kai-shek's election, which was a disguised attempt to weaken Chiang Wanan's momentum and voice in the 2028 competition within the party.

3. Responses between opposing camps: grassroots policies vs. political favors

Facing the array of big names, the rival camp showed strategic determination and went deep into the grassroots as "eternal challengers". Through soap box lectures and night market visits, it responded to citizens' concerns about rodents, garbage, childcare and other livelihood concerns. Political commentators believe that the Chiang camp's frequent changes of tactics and search for foreign aid have verified the anxiety within the blue camp after the "ocean current effect" brought the polls closer. The green camp strategically interprets the opponent's personnel information as an admission of election crisis, trying to shift the dominance from favor mobilization back to substantive policy discussion.

4. Conclusion: Reshaping the main axis of the campaign and the test of governance

The Chiang camp hoped to consolidate its position through the joining of Lu Xiuyan, but due to the controversy and dissatisfaction in Lu City, it instead gave its opponents guns. This reflects that in contemporary democratic elections, pure political alliances cannot cover up the examination of municipal performance and data comparison. How to return to citizen-centeredness, transcend the halo of big shots, and establish an election campaign centered on people's livelihood policies and performance will be a key test for the Chiang camp to shake off the election wave and reshape the height of governance.