Shen Boyang overtakes in the polls Huang Shijie: Bei Bei Ji Tao comrades merge, Zhang Shanzheng camp: no comment

The Trustees Association announced today (20th) a pre-election poll for the Taipei mayor. Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party leads with 50.3%, overtaking Chiang Wanan of the Kuomintang with 33.3%, leading by 17 percentage points. Huang Shijie, the Taoyuan mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that all polls are the basis for their reference. The "ocean current" has indeed brought more attention and support to Taoyuan, and also brought everyone back to the essence of urban governance and policy discussions.

As for KMT Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng’s campaign spokesperson, Hong Yumei said that she had no comment on other county citizen surveys.

Huang Shijie said that Taoyuan has good development conditions, but has missed many opportunities in recent years. He is confident that he can win the recognition of more citizens with his professionalism, policies and actions, coupled with the "companion effect" of his comrades in North and North Taoyuan.

Huang Shijie said that in the future, they will continue to plan to integrate with their comrades in the North-Northern Foundation. Whether they invite everyone to come to Taoyuan or go to other counties and cities for exchanges, they hope to show a governance pattern that spans a single city framework, from transportation, industry to life services, and promote the cooperation and development of the North-Normal Foundation's common living area. "We will continue to expand our support and strive for the final victory."

Taoyuan City citizen surnamed Wang said that he is from Taoyuan but commutes to Taipei for work every day. He likes Taipei Mayor Shen Boyang's remarks and characteristics, and feels that it is a very happy election. "The atmosphere is really different from previous elections." Although he is not a Taipei citizen and cannot vote for Shen Boyang, he will support the candidates of the same party in Taoyuan City.

However, some Taoyuan citizens believe that Shen Boyang's personal characteristics have created an "ocean current" that may have a positive impact on candidates from other counties and cities, but it is difficult to completely transfer it to other candidates. In the end, it has to return to the personal characteristics, background, political opinions, etc. of each candidate. The spillover effect of the "ocean current" may be more obvious at the county and mayor level, while the benefits at the council level are more limited.

The aforementioned poll was entrusted by the Trustees Association to design and analyze the questionnaire, and Beacon Market Research Company conducted telephone interviews. From October 14 to October 16, the survey targets were people registered in Taipei City and over the age of 20. 1,075 people were successfully interviewed (753 people on residential phones and 322 on mobile phones). The maximum sampling error was ±3.0%.