Democratic Progressive Party Taichung mayoral candidate, honorary chairman of He Xinchun's campaign headquarters, and former president Tsai Ing-wen went to Taichung on the afternoon of the 16th to accompany He Xinchun to vote, including a visit to the South District City God Temple. Tsai Ing-wen, who has been active online recently, repeatedly called netizens "real" and won over many young netizens. Yesterday, supporters frequently shouted "real". In this regard, writer Zhao Xiaohui said that Tsai Ing-wen's carnival trip to Yizhong Street yesterday was, on the surface, a relaxing and comfortable gourmet trip. In fact, she was trying to convert her voice into votes for a land war, accelerating the golden cross between He Xinchun and Jiang Qichen in the polls.
Zhao Xiaohui said on Facebook PO Wu that Tsai Ing-wen went to Taichung yesterday to reunite with He Xinchun, and went from the Chenghuang Temple to the "No. 1 Central Business District" to eat delicious food and mingle with young people. It exploded with hundreds of thousands of views on Threads. In the last month before the vote for the 2026 county mayor election, the Kuomintang tried to steer the election into a "blue-green confrontation", mobilized hatred, and used "free health insurance for those over 65 years old" to consolidate the elderly vote.
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Zhao Xiaohui pointed out that the DPP was certainly well-prepared. It became more flexible in its election campaign for candidates. It did not decide on specific platforms to build momentum. It actively walked into the crowd, swept the streets in prime business districts, and relied on life-oriented elements such as pearl milk tea and high-fives to get closer to voters. "Making elections happy" is what the DPP does. Taipei's "Ocean Current" has proven to be very effective in cracking the KMT's "blue-green opposition" tactics. The DPP has a trump card in its hands, which is Tsai Ing-wen's "hot Taiwanese girl" bonus. After leaving office, Xiaoying still maintains extremely high popularity among Threads and the younger generation community, as well as her unconventional politician qualities.
Zhao Xiaohui continued to point out that the No. 1 Middle School business district is an important hub for the young generation, college students and junior high schools in Central Taiwan. When Tsai Ing-wen went to visit No. 1 Middle Street, she wanted to use "Xiaoying's social voice" to directly connect with young voters, so that young people who were originally apathetic to politics would gather and get to know He Xinchun because of "chasing Xiaoying". This is a clever trick to help He Xinchun "break the circle", He Xinchun Chun's opponent, Jiang Qichen, held a press conference yesterday and presented "20 forward-looking political opinions on AI smart transportation" in one breath. If He Xinchun followed suit and held a press conference to talk about policies head-on, it could easily turn into a boring "war between numbers and political opinions." A fancy AI briefing or a cup of ice-cold sweet pearl milk tea, which one would attract young voters?
Zhao Xiaohui analyzed that Tsai Ing-wen and He Xinchun ate Fengren Bing, chewed Fuzhou buns, and played Beyblade with students on Yizhong Street. They directly showed warm and life-like affinity on the screen. For middle voters and young parents, a mayoral candidate who can integrate into street food and understand the voices of small shops is far better than a mouthful of AI. The term bureaucracy is more attractive. Tsai Ing-wen specifically mentioned the key sentence during an interview at the Chenghuang Temple. Taichung is the core of Taiwan's world-class industrial supply chain. He Xinchun knows all the big and small things in Taichung and has planned a very complete blueprint. "She talks endlessly about policies, a bit like me before."
Zhao Xiaohui bluntly said that the phrase "a bit like me before" is because He Xinchun's "presidential-level endorsement" has brought the Taichung election to an international perspective. Compared with Jiang Qichen and Lu Xiuyan's old-school and bureaucratic "local factions who take turns to be mayor", Tsai Ing-wen's carnival trip to Yizhong Street yesterday was ostensibly a relaxing and comfortable gourmet trip. In essence, it was a bet that the popularity of the air war was converted into land votes, accelerating the golden cross between He Xinchun and Jiang Qichen in the polls.
