Popular Party Chairman Huang Guochang announced yesterday (12th) that he would conduct an exclusive interview with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan on Thursday (15th). As soon as the news came out, it triggered discussion from the outside world. The Facebook fan page "Voice Depends on Politics" pointed out that it is not so much Jiang Wanan seeking help from Huang Guochang, but that the political needs of the two politicians just complement each other. "Voice Depends on Politics" is also ironic, two "cowardly gods of war" sharing the stage to warm up? Jiang Wanan wants the votes of the Popular Party, and Huang Guochang wants the political stage, but they both have so many reasons for real debate!
Popular Party Chairman Huang Guochang announced yesterday that he will have a live broadcast with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan this Thursday. When Huang Guochang appeared on Wang Qianqiu's show, he even mentioned that it was Yin Wei who took the initiative to send him a message asking if he could appear on his show.
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"Voice and Politics" published an article saying, "Jiang Wanan has no shortage of time to appear on the show. Why is it so difficult to add a debate?" In the past two days, we saw that Jiang Wanan made multiple debate invitations to Shen Boyang, constantly emphasizing previous conventions, schedules and municipal work; on the other hand, it was reported from Huang Guochang that Jiang Wanan, through Yin Wei, took the initiative to ask if he could be on Huang Guochang's live show.
"Voice Aware of Politics" bluntly stated that it turns out that Jiang Wanan didn't have time to appear on the show. In fact, it was just different programs with different schedules. If he wanted to accept direct cross-examination by the candidates, he had to repeatedly shirk the discussion of conventions; if he wanted to appear on Huang Guochang's live broadcast, it was quickly decided on Thursday night.
"Politics depends on the volume of voice" questioned, the question is, the policy is also explained to the citizens of Taipei, why does a public debate of mayoral candidates need so many reasons? What's even more interesting is that after Shen Boyang signed a consent form for a joint debate between six media outlets yesterday, Jiang Wanan still insisted on one debate in the afternoon. However, in the evening, the campaign office expressed its willingness to participate in another media debate.
"Politics depends on the volume of your voice" pointed out that since negotiation is possible, why did you say so firmly before? This kind of change back and forth inevitably makes people wonder, has the principle changed or has the political pressure changed?
Second, "One needs the votes of the People's Party, and the other needs the election stage. The political needs of the two people complement each other." "Voice Depends on Politics" pointed out, why did Huang Guochang blurt out that Jiang Wanan was looking for Huang Guochang? Judging from recent polls and election campaign developments, the voters who supported Huang Shanshan four years ago may have become a group of people worth paying attention to in this election. Jiang Wanan not only needs the KMT base, but also hopes to win over the Kuomintang supporters. At this time, the political significance of appearing on Huang Guochang's program may not only be about talking about municipal vision. What's more, Huang Guochang is not a traditional media person. His self-media is just self-promotion all day long.
As for Huang Guochang, "Voice depends on politics" believes that he also has his own plans. As the chairman of the People's Party, he was defeated bit by bit on the political stage he was supposed to have. Now, he is no longer the main contender in the Taipei mayoral election, and he is just a passerby. Now that Jiang Wanan has come to the door, Huang Guochang has the opportunity to bring this high-profile election into his live broadcast room, become the focus of the news again, and even highlight his political weight in the blue-white cooperation.
"Politics depends on the volume of voice" bluntly stated that it is not so much that Jiang Wanan sought help from Huang Guochang, but rather that the political needs of the two politicians just complemented each other. One wants to use Bai Ying's political influence to win votes, and the other wants to use the Taipei mayoral election to expand his exposure. Huang Guochang also criticized the "Ocean Current" as a huge electoral machine, but turned around and threw himself into assisting Chiang Wanan. Isn't this also political mobilization?
Third, "When the former 'war-cowardly' mayor meets the mayor who is being questioned as cowardly today, who will give warmth to whom?" Wasn't Huang Guochang ridiculed as the "war-cowardly god" in the past? The reason is that he often shouts for public debate, but when faced with invitations from others, various controversies and reasons arise. Then, the Democratic Progressive Party gave him the management of Xizhi, but because of his timid character, he was abruptly left to Lai Pinyu to take over.
"Political Matters by Volume" stated that refusing to debate certain debates does not mean that they are incompetent, but if they always hold others to different standards, politicians will have to accept the questioning of double standards from the outside world. Shen Boyang repeatedly requested multiple policy debates, but Jiang Wanan repeatedly delayed and emphasized convention. From a political psychology point of view, it may be the incumbent's risk control in the face of uncertainty.
"Politics depends on the volume of your voice," it is said bluntly, but for a mayor with a four-year administration record, wouldn't the truly convincing response be to have the courage to put the results of four years of administration to the test? So, we see an ironic picture. Huang Guochang, who was ridiculed as the "war-cowardly god" in the past, is preparing to host Jiang Wanan, who has been questioned for avoiding many debates.
"Voice Depends on Politics" emphasized that of course the two can live broadcast together or discuss cooperation, but what he is more curious about is, if these two people are both good at choosing the stage where they speak, but have a lot of reasons for the challenges raised by others, then what exactly is that?
"Politics Matters by Volume" points out at the end of the article that Taipei citizens may not need two narcissists sitting together to warm each other up. At this moment, what the public needs to see is that the candidates are willing to put their policies and administrative achievements in the sun and accept a fair, direct and in-depth test.
