Poll expert Dai Lian released the latest poll on the New Taipei City mayoral election today (13th). DPP candidate Su Qiaohui led the KMT candidate Li Sichuan with 43.1% support and 30.0% support. This triggered strong dissatisfaction with KMT legislator Wang Hongwei. She posted a message on the social platform criticizing this as a systematic cognitive operation by the green camp "Northern Faith People, Central Evidence-Based"; however, a large number of netizens flooded the comment area with angry comments.
Wang Hongwei posted an article on Threads today questioning whether the People's Association supported by Tsao Hsing-cheng and the "queen pollster" Dai Li'an once again came up with survey results that "subvert the perception of the Chinese people" and named Taichung's "Friends of Trust in Taiwan" a few days ago In the Taichung mayoral poll conducted by evidence-based polling, the difference between He Xinchun and Jiang Qichen was only 1.9%. It was also to create a false advantage in the election. "These polls are scrambling for "cognitive warfare", and they are happy to lose every time when they are hard to see."
Wang Hongwei even cited the 2018 Taichung mayoral election as an example, saying that the pre-election "evidence-based poll" showed that Lin Jialong was leading Lu Xiuyan by 11.1%, but in the final vote, Lu Xiuyan won by 14.22%. She denounced "'Northern trust people, middle evidence-based.' Is this a systematic cognitive operation used by the DPP to obscure voters? Sacrificing the polling profession as a campaign tool, is this a humiliation of science or a humiliation of voters' IQ?"
However, after Wang Hongwei's questioning post was exposed, it immediately triggered a heated backlash on the Internet. Well-known designer Nie Yongzhen showed up and left a bitter message, "Wait a minute, you are discussing the polling profession (hello?)" and "Don't be afraid, the election should be happy", which quickly attracted thousands of people to like and watch. A large number of netizens also left messages to reply, saying, "It's so funny that Zhang Wanan's father Zhang Xiaoyan also asked Dai Li'an to do the poll during the election. The election results were consistent with the poll. Why didn't you say it? It turns out that polls that are not in line with TVBS are called "To subvert the people's perception", "Yes, others are all cognitive warfare, only the Kuomintang said that Shen Boyang wants to distribute drugs, which is not a cognitive warfare", "This is the third time that Master Dai has proposed poll results that subvert the people's perception? Wait, do your country and our country refer to the same thing", "Okay, Jiang Wanan has been re-elected with a high vote, and Li Sichuan will definitely be elected! The blue camp is stable, everyone can play with confidence and don't waste time voting."
Some netizens took the opportunity to leave a message detailing Su Qiaohui's political achievements, "The only one who supports Su Qiaohui as the mayor of New Taipei City! She has won 15 outstanding legislators in the 10 years she has been a legislator. She has fought for the Shulin MRT and the Provincial Highway 65 ramp to solve the commuting nightmare. She also helped Olympic gold medalist Lin Yuting's alma mater upgrade training equipment early! The 'otter mother' who knows how to do things, understands construction and cares about her children is definitely the best candidate for the mayor of New Taipei City. It is very clever for everyone to stand up together!"
This New Taipei City mayoral election poll was entrusted by the People's Association to design and analyze the questionnaire, and Beacon Market Research Company conducted telephone interviews. From October 6 to October 8, the survey targets were people registered in New Taipei City and over the age of 20. 1,073 people were successfully interviewed (750 people on residential phones and 323 people on mobile phones). The maximum sampling error of the combined sample at the 95% reliability level was ±3.0%.
