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The Taichung mayoral election is underway. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang are sending He Xinchun and Jiang Qichen to run respectively. Polls show He Xinchun lags behind in support but leads in public appreciation.
The Times Poll Center conducted a survey of 1,068 people aged 20 and above in Taichung City from October 2 to 4. The results showed that the Democratic Progressive Party's Taichung mayoral candidate He Xinchun was slightly behind by 6% in support, but was ahead by nearly 10% in "appreciation". He Xinchun responded in Dali in the morning that of course she was happy that her appreciation was much higher than her opponent. The trend is that her polls have been rising.
The Times Poll Center released data on the 6th, showing that the Kuomintang Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen received 37.3% support, while He Xinchun received 31.3% support. In terms of "appreciation", 86% of Taichung residents appreciated He Xinchun, while 76.2% appreciated Jiang Qichen, and 23.8% did not appreciate it.
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He Xinchun was interviewed at the Dali District Joint Administrative Center in the morning. She was accompanied by Democratic Progressive Party Taichung City Dali parliamentary candidates Zhang Fenyu, Lin Deyu and Li Tiansheng. He Xinchun said that he respects the poll numbers. Every poll number is an encouragement to keep moving forward. He is very happy to know that her appreciation is much higher than that of her opponents, which expresses the recognition of the public.
He Xinchun said that the trend is that her polls have been rising, and her support among young friends has also been increasing. It is exciting to see that the gap with her opponents is getting closer and closer. It also means that every support from the public is grateful, so she will continue to hold every hand.
This poll was conducted by the Era Poll Center. The survey area is Taichung City. The target population is people aged 20 and above. The survey period is from October 2 to 4. The survey method is Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing CATI. The sample size is 1,068 people. The sampling error is below the 95% confidence level, and the sampling error is within ±3.0 percentage points. The sampling method is "stratified random sampling method", with administrative distinctions as stratification units. Use the residential telephone directory as a sampling base to build a telephone number database. The last two digits of each extracted telephone number are randomly selected.
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He Xinchun's support will continue to rise before the election, narrowing the gap with Jiang Qichen
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