Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang went to Nanmen Market today to sweep the streets. (Photo taken by reporter Fang Bin)
With the countdown to the nine-in-one general election at the end of the year, people from all walks of life are paying attention to the Taipei mayoral election. Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, had a low profile at the beginning of his candidacy. After running diligently for more than three months, he gradually gained popularity and even formed an "ocean current". At every event, there are always a large number of supporters rushing to shake hands and sign autographs. DPP city councilor Jian Shupei said that Shen Boyang captured voters with his sincerity and argumentative qualities, spontaneously forming an "ocean current" and becoming a competent hen.
Jian Shupei said that although Shen Boyang started late and has only been involved in politics for about two years, and his reputation needs to be improved, he quickly moved the voters with his actions due to his personal characteristics of sincerity, warmth and in-depth discussion. This spontaneous "ocean current" phenomenon is not artificially created. People are attracted by its characteristics and even spontaneously arrive early to wait for street sweeping. It shows Taipei citizens' ardent expectations for a mayor with urban vision and caring for the people. She also mentioned that this trend also boosted the election prospects of Democratic Progressive Party city council candidates. Shen Boyang showed a strong "hen" effect, and many chicks actively followed his schedule, because he could gain high exposure and drive "spillover votes", which significantly added to the overall election situation.
In addition to the breakthrough brought by Shen Boyang's personal characteristics, Jiang Wanan's political deficiencies and controversies also became the main reasons for seriously damaging his election. Jian Shupei analyzed that Jiang Deli, the eldest son of Jiang Wanan, recently obtained the qualification of a publicly-funded exchange student, which involves the avoidance of interests, including Scouting activities, exchange students, and enrollment. He has been questioned about the abuse of nepotism and has been criticized as a "restoration of the powerful." Citizens have also had a strong sense of relative deprivation, and voters who originally supported it may turn against it. In addition, the city government team was accused of refusing to admit their mistakes when faced with doubts. The controversy continued to expand, and no specific municipal policies could be proposed, and they could only respond with political rhetoric.
In addition, Yin Wei, the chairperson of the Research and Examination Committee, repeatedly came forward to protect Chiang Kai-shek and even quoted data to block the situation. He was basically a "retainer of the Chiang family" and used city government resources to protect the privileges of the powerful. This caused the public to have doubts about "the dictatorship of the powerful and the return to authoritarianism." Chiang Kai-shek's team's nonsense not only caused officialdom to reveal itself, but also aroused people's anger and became Shen Boyang's assist.
