Two different emotions during the mid-term exams in the United States and Taiwan. Wu Jingyi: What makes Taiwanese people anxious is the Blue and White opposition parties

The results of the U.S. midterm elections were announced, with the Democratic Party gaining control of both houses of Congress, severely damaging the governing landscape of U.S. President Trump and the Republican Party in Washington. Media person Wu Jingyi wrote an analysis on this, saying that the "midterm exams" in the United States and Taiwan are two different situations. In the United States, voters use their votes to check and balance the ruling authorities that make them uneasy. However, in Taiwan, it is not the rulers who are worried about the people, but the Blue and White opposition parties that control the majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan.

Wu Jingyi pointed out in a Facebook post that the just-concluded midterm elections in the United States are a midterm test after Trump returns to the White House; in contrast, in Taiwan, this year's nine-in-one local elections are also a "midterm test" for Lai Ching-te's two years in power. However, the public opinion trends in the United States and Taiwan present completely different scenes!

Wu Jingyi said that all current national political polls have shown that Lai Qingde’s steady governance satisfaction has become the most solid public opinion base for the green camp to enter the election campaign. On the other hand, in contrast to the opposition parties, in this election campaign, the Kuomintang and the People’s Party have neither found a new pattern. They also fail to embrace the new generation. Instead, they talk about "blue birds" and indulge in public opinion wars that incite political hatred. The "ocean current phenomenon" initiated by citizens in this year's election campaign to gather cross-generational resonance is probably the key reason for the rise of a new wave of public opinion!

Wu Jingyi analyzed that in the United States, voters use their votes to check and balance the ruling authorities that make them uneasy; but in Taiwan, what really makes people anxious is not the rulers, but the Blue and White opposition party that controls the majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan! The backlash of the general recall has become the biggest force in the pendulum effect. Can the current wave break down the blue camp’s self-confident organizational wall? “Citizen participatory elections” are the best proof that this election campaign may change Taiwan’s electoral history.