Polls are getting closer, Jiang Wanan recalls last year's general recall: Voters have become irrational and worried about the spread of opposition and hatred

TVBS announced the Taipei mayor's election poll yesterday (8th). Kuomintang mayor Chiang Wanan, who is seeking re-election, is only 8 percentage points ahead of his opponent, DPP candidate Shen Boyang (Chiang Wanan's support is 49%, Shen Boyang's 41%). Chiang Wanan was interviewed today and said that there is still time left in the election. For more than a month, supporters have returned to their respective teams. It is inevitable that the election will get closer. Since the legislative recall last year, "I have never felt that voters in Taiwan, or even Taipei, would become so irrational." He is worried that the hatred and opposition in society will continue, but as a candidate, he must face it.

Jiang Wanan accepted an exclusive interview with media person Tang Xianglong this morning. He talked about the narrowing of the lead gap in the poll data. He believed that there were only 50 days left before the election, which was already very fierce. Supporters also returned to their respective teams. Finally, the election campaign became fierce. The support level will be closer in the last month. He has been mentally prepared. This is inevitable.

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He also said that during last year's general recall of legislators, he assisted five blue committee members in Taipei City to oppose the recall. At that time, he felt a very strong atmosphere. The entire society was very antagonistic. Whether he accompanied the candidates to sweep the streets or sat on a chariot to press for votes, the public's reaction was very polarized. Some people rushed from a distance to shout and shouted "CCP passers-by" with strong ideological beliefs, but there were also supporters who came and said, "I have been praying for you, cheering, etc...". The atmosphere at that time was that the society was completely torn.

Jiang Wanan pointed out that since he ran for the Legislative Council 10 years ago, he has never felt that voters in Taiwan and even Taipei would become so irrational as during last year's general recall. At that time, he also thought that in a year's time, when the mayor is up for re-election this year, the hatred and opposition in society may continue. He doesn't know if this will become the norm in Taiwan's elections, but he must face it as a candidate.

In addition, Chiang Wanan's campaign office stated today that during an interview on the program this morning, Mayor Chiang described the atmosphere of last year's recall election as making people feel that "society was completely torn apart." This is because he has never felt that voters in Taiwan, or even Taipei, would become so irrational in his ten years in politics when he ran for the Legislature. The campaign office also said that some media mistakenly interpreted the atmosphere of last year's general recall election described by the mayor as this year's Taipei mayoral election, and a stern clarification was required.

This poll was conducted by the TVBS Public Opinion Survey Center on October 3, 2015, and from 18:30 to 22:00 in the evenings of October 5 to 7. It contacted 1,284 Taipei citizens over the age of 20. 164 people refused to be interviewed, with a refusal rate of 12.8%. 1,120 valid samples were successfully interviewed. At the 95% confidence level, the sampling error was within ±2.9 percentage points. The sampling method adopts random sampling with the last four digits of the city's telephone number and telephone interviews. All data are statistically weighted according to maternal gender, age, region, education and other variables. The source of survey funding is TVBS.