
2026年台北市長選舉中,沈伯洋陣營以「洋流」為政治符號,蔡英文曾陪同登記參選並以船舵比喻選戰需風與洋流。雖人潮與網路聲量提升,但文章引用《易經》乾卦指出,勢力形成不等於勝利,關鍵在於擴攏既有支持圈之外的選民信任。民調顯示沈伯洋與蔣萬安僅相差1.2個百分點,凸顨四成支持率之後的挑戰。誠實信用被強調為贏得選票的基礎,而非僅靠聲勢或人潮。
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2026年台北市長選舉正進行中,沈伯洋代表民進黨參選,對手為現任市長蔣萬安。選戰初期,沈伯洋陣營以「洋流」為象徵,強調勢力形成,並獲前總統蔡英文公開支持。民調顯示兩候選人支持度僅相差1.2個百分點,顯示競爭激烈。文章引用《易經》乾卦理論,探討勢力與信任在選舉中的關係。
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2026年台北市長選戰,「洋流」成為沈伯洋陣營的重要政治符號。
9月2日沈伯洋登記參選時,前總統蔡英文陪同,以船舵象徵選戰,表示船要前進,不只需要掌舵的人,也需要風與「洋流」。此後,從臨江街、公館到延三夜市等掃街活動,都有媒體報導民眾聚集,「洋流」逐漸從網路聲量變成實際可見的人潮。
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9月2日前總統蔡英文陪同沈伯洋登記參選時,以船舵象徵選戰,表示船要前進,不只需要掌舵的人,也需要風與「洋流」。(資料照)
然而,人潮是不是選票?這才是選舉真正的問題。
《易經》乾卦談的,其實不是一路向上的成功公式,而是人在不同階段如何掌握時機。「潛龍勿用」是蓄勢;「見龍在田」是走入人群、開始被看見;到了「終日乾乾」,即使聲勢漸起,仍須戒慎努力;「或躍在淵」則來到能否跨越原有格局的關鍵。即使到了「飛龍在天」,乾卦最後仍以「亢龍有悔」提醒:愈接近高峰,愈不能把聲勢誤認為勝利。
放在這場選戰,「洋流」帶來的人潮只是勢的形成,還不是結果。
乾卦開篇「元亨利貞」,其中「貞」有守正、堅定之意。選舉也是如此。聲勢可以快速形成,信用卻只能長期累積。承諾能不能做到、政策能不能說清楚、說過的話能不能負責、前後說法能不能經得起檢驗,都是選民衡量候選人的標準。
誠實信用不是競選口號,而是取得選民信任、走向勝選的重要基礎。
台北常被戲稱為「天龍國」,政治與選民結構有其特殊性。民進黨並非沒有突破四成:陳水扁1994年取得43.67%而當選,1998年45.91%;謝長廷2006年40.89%,蘇貞昌2010年43.81%。因此,四成不是跨不過去的高牆,但跨過四成也不等於勝選。
真正的問題是:四成之後的票,從哪裡來?
9月22日信民兩岸研究協會民調顯示,蔣萬安41.7%、沈伯洋40.5%,差距1.2個百分點。交叉分析中,民進黨支持者有89.4%表態支持沈伯洋,20至49歲較傾向沈伯洋,50歲以上則較傾向蔣萬安;另有42%受訪者表示希望「換成民進黨做做看」。這些數字不能直接換算成最後選票,卻呈現出四成之後的課題:既有支持者之外,還能不能取得不同年齡、不同政黨認同及尚未決定選民的信任。
信民協會發布的最新台北市長選舉民調顯示,現任台北市長蔣萬安獲得41.7%支持度,沈伯洋40.5%,雙方差距1.2%。(資料照)
這正像乾卦的「或躍在淵」——已經蓄積一定力量,卻還沒有真正躍過去。
四成以前,可以靠鞏固既有支持;四成之後,考驗的是向外擴張。不是讓已經支持的人更加熱情,而是讓原本沒有支持的人願意重新認識候選人、比較政策,再作出自己的選擇。
沈伯洋自己說過:「我們最終的目標當然就是勝選。」他也曾表示,要把網路上的好評「轉化成實體選票」;面對「洋流」人潮,又強調:「選舉就是要說服更多的人。」
因此,「洋流」真正要跨越的,不只是民調上的四成,而是既有支持圈的邊界。
夜市可以爆滿,網路可以沸騰,民調可以上升,但選舉沒有「人潮票」,也沒有「聲量票」。
乾卦提醒的不是如何預測勝負,而是有勢時仍須守正,有進時仍須知慎。從「或躍在淵」到「飛龍在天」,中間真正要跨過的,是選民的信任。
勢,可以聚;信,必須守;票,才算數。
「洋流」真正要跨越的,不只是民調上的4成,而是既有支持圈的邊界。(資料照)
(作者為自由撰稿人)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
沈伯洋將在後續選戰中加強政策說明與基層走訪,以擴攏既有支持圈之外的選民
Likely · Within weeks
選舉結果將在民調誤差範圍內產生,最終勝負可能由少數未決定選民決定
Possible · Within weeks

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