The Democratic Progressive Party promotes the strategy of "new generations to carry the new era" and uses generational comparison to strengthen the identification of the election campaign.

Two months before the nine-in-one election at the end of the year, the Democratic Progressive Party focuses on "the new generation will carry the new era" and faces many senior veterans of the Kuomintang head-on in an attempt to strengthen the identification of the election campaign through generational comparisons. According to Green Camp's internal assessment, the "Generation Card" does have personal brand dividends in constituencies with large differences in age and experience, but whether it can be further transformed into substantial votes and expand local territory depends on whether it can seize the leadership of local issues and continue to increase its recognition.

The National Congress of the Democratic Progressive Party in July officially set the theme of "a new generation will carry a new era." President Lai Ching-te, who is also the party chairman, emphasized at that time that the candidates of the Democratic Progressive Party were all chosen at the moment. They all have the concept of Taiwan first, expertise in urban governance, and the ability to solve problems. Nominating the new generation of governance talents is to carry forward the new Taiwan in the new era.

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In response to this "new generation" connection, party auxiliary campaigners analyzed that age can enhance the recognition of candidates, but the real battleground is the language of governance. From youth housing, childcare, transportation to industrial transformation, the key to breaking through the traditional political party's base is whether candidates can address the current dilemmas of the young generation. "Let the young generation feel that we are talking about issues of the same era." In addition, the community has become a battleground for military strategists. The new generation of candidates is familiar with the rhythm of online communication and is relatively flexible in terms of explosive power and creativity in air combat.

The person bluntly said that "youth" is not a panacea. Taking New Taipei City as an example, candidate Su Qiaohui of the Democratic Progressive Party is facing off against Li Sichuan of the Kuomintang. Many polls show that Su has an advantage among young people. However, looking at Taoyuan City, the age gap between candidate Huang Shijie and the current mayor Zhang Shanzheng is even greater. This also shows that it is difficult to directly compete with the popularity and administrative resource advantages of the incumbent based on generational contrast alone.

Therefore, election auxiliaries assess that the "new generation" discussion has achieved initial results and has indeed turned the generational differences between blue and green candidates into the overall focus of this year's election campaign. Especially in the stalemate battle areas such as New Taipei and Keelung, if a stable gap can be opened among voters under the age of 39 and the youth turnout rate is increased, young votes will become an important key to victory or defeat.

The Democratic Progressive Party's "new generation" layout has also extended downwards, launching a number of young candidates at the township and city level, including Yilan mayoral candidate Han Ying, Nantou mayoral candidate Shen Suzheng, Changhua mayoral candidate Huang Baiyu, Pingtung mayoral candidate Liang Yuci, Nantou County Caotun mayoral candidate Zhang Yuanting, etc. They have all invested in grassroots elections, taking root in the new generation axis from the metropolitan area all the way to local organizations.

It is understood that Lai Ching-te’s move is intended to hone a new generation of warriors through the year-end elections and send talents to difficult areas to develop. Regardless of the final result, it requires taking root in the local area, accumulating political energy, and preparing a succession team for the 2028 regional legislators and the next stage of local elections in advance.