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The Democratic Progressive Party launched Shen Boyang and Su Qiaohui as mayoral candidates in the Taipei City and New Taipei City elections. Internal evaluation showed that the "ocean current" effect brought by Shen Boyang has a positive impact on the election, and support has increased.
DPP New Taipei mayor candidate Su Qiaohui (in front of the microphone) said that in the future, she and Taipei mayor candidate Shen Boyang will hold more online and offline activities together to make an all-out effort before the election. (Photo by reporter Huang Zhengjia)
The Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, Shen Boyang, has set off an "ocean current" that has spread across Taiwan. According to media reports, according to the evaluation within the Green Camp, the "oceanic current" has a positive impact of at least 6%, greatly increasing the hope of a comeback in the tight constituency. The Democratic Progressive Party's New Taipei mayor candidate, Su Qiaohui, was asked in an interview today. Her support is also rising. Will the continued election campaign combine with Shen Boyang to boost the election in both Taipei? Su responded that she was very happy that there were more and more supporters. In the future, she and Shen Hui would organize more online and offline activities together and make an all-out effort before the election, hoping to see everyone's recognition on the ballot.
Su Qiaohui accepted a joint interview with the media this morning before attending the founding meeting of the Wanli joint campaign headquarters of her and New Taipei City Council candidate Zhang Jinhao. She said that "Ocean currents gather together, a win-win situation for both the north and the north" is actually not just a slogan, but a real practice. It is really the value that I want to convey to everyone in this election campaign, which is to use a positive and sunny attitude to talk about the political views and vision for the city. They can express their love for the city in this election campaign, strive for opportunities to serve the city, and work together with everyone.
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She said that she is very happy that this attitude can be recognized by more and more people, and more and more people are joining the "Hui Gathering". She is really happy. In the future, she and Shen Boyang will organize more online and offline activities together. In the last 39 days, she will really continue to work hard and sprint with all her strength. She hopes that on November 28, everyone's recognition will be truly seen on the ballot.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Su Qiaohui and Shen Boyang will increase the frequency of joint campaign activities in the last 39 days before the election
Very likely · Within days
The "ocean current" effect will continue to increase the DPP's support in the two northern regions
Likely · Within weeks

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The Trustees Association released the second poll of the Taipei mayoral election. Support for Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang reached 50.3%, leading the current mayor Chiang Wanan by 33.3%. The gap between the two was 17 percentage points. Media person Zhan Lingyu pointed out that Jiang Wanan’s support dropped by 8.4 percentage points in one month, his suitability also dropped from 41.7% to 41.2%, and his unsuitability rose to 46.8%. Polls show that 48.7% of Taipei people are willing to change the Democratic Progressive Party to power, while only 31.7% support the Kuomintang to continue to be in power. The poll was designed by Dai Li'an and conducted telephone interviews by Beacon Market Research Company. The sample was 1,075 people registered in Taipei City and over the age of 20, with an error of ±3.0%.

The Trustees Association released the second Taipei mayoral election poll. Support for Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang climbed to 50.3%, leading the current mayor Chiang Wanan by 33.3%. 19.0% of People's Party supporters voted for Shen Boyang, an increase of 17.4 percentage points from the previous month, and 34.2% of neutral voters supported Shen Boyang, an increase of 8.3 percentage points from September. The survey was conducted from October 14th to 16th, with a valid sample of 1,075 people, and an error of ±3.0%.