At the end of the year, the offensive and defensive battles in the local elections are getting more intense. It is understood that the green camp has targeted the two keywords of "privilege" and "bullying", targeting people such as Li Sichuan in New Taipei, Zhang Jiajun in Yunlin, Wu Xiuhua in Taitung, and You Shuzhen, who is supported by the Fu Kunqi family in Hualien. It focuses on the local development of "new generation talents" and the privileged succession of "bully families" through long-term control of political and economic resources and complex political and business relationships. It combines propaganda and organizational warfare to push relevant information all the way to rural and tribal areas.
The DPP has recently named Lanying local families in disputes one after another, including the Wu Xiuhua family's involvement in the construction of a resort for profit and the self-organized rezoning and land speculation around the station; Li Sichuan faced discrepancies between the self-prepared funds for the Banqiao mansion and his declaration, and his brother's involvement in threatening to seize the property. Accusations of wealth and illegal land reclamation; the dispute over the Zhangjiajun family's Huwei "Qingpu Palace" farmhouse remains unresolved; Fu Kunqi was imprisoned for a stock speculation case in the past, and he and Xu Zhenwei forged documents to divorce, and now he is trying to cross paths with You Shuzhen to continue family politics.
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Party insiders analyze that major elections in recent years have had dominant issues that have quickly swept public opinion. One of the focuses of the 2022 local elections will be "academic ethics," while the 2024 general election will include issues of sexual equality and "Me Too." This year, the two core keywords of "privilege" and "bullying" have emerged. Voters are very sensitive to whether politicians are bullying others and how they handle disputes after they occur. Therefore, this year's election campaign will place more emphasis on the relationship between candidates, family resources, and local interests.
The person further explained that in addition to the dispute over the financial flow of Li Sichuan's mansion and his younger brother Li Cifu, whether political families that have controlled local resources for many years, such as the Fu family in Hualien, the Zhang family in Yunlin, and the Wu family in Taitung, are taking full advantage of their privileges will also become the focus of the test. The party will continue to monitor the two social sentiments of "privilege" and "bullying", because once relevant incidents form a distinct impression, they can easily spill over from a single constituency, forcing candidates to respond positively.
As for Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, party insiders pointed out that the Chiang family's issues not only involve exchange students, but also extend to the way to enter higher education, touching on fairness and justice and the "relative deprivation" of ordinary families. Lines such as "Children from rich families are more powerful" in the movie "Lu Binghua" have once again become the fodder for online discussion, and the scope of discussion may go beyond existing party supporters. If past controversies involving politicians or their family members are interpreted by society as "relying on connections" or treated differently, it is easy to further test the politicians themselves.
In addition, the regular meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party in Action recently moved to Yunlin, with party chairman Lai Qingde serving as the general chairman of the Liu Jianguo Competition. Party and government officials said that this election is a choice between "local development" and "family politics." The political territory of the Zhang family extends from Zhang Rongwei and Zhang Lishan to Zhangjia County, forming a family rotation. In contrast, Liu Jianguo, candidate for Yunlin County Mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, is deeply involved in grassroots efforts to fight for medical care and construction, representing Yunlin's public opinion and overall development.
In Taitung, auxiliary election cadres assessed that although the recent Wu Xiuhua family controversy has been quite hot in local public opinion, the impact is still concentrated on ethnic groups who are more frequently exposed to the Internet and news. The issue of air war has fermented quickly among urban and educated voters. Information reception in rural and remote areas is relatively closed, and it is difficult to rely on air war to leak out. Therefore, in the future, organizational warfare will also be strengthened to bring this information to tribes.
