Su yesterday said that while the election success signaled that the DPP was on the right track before the year-end special municipal elections, “the DPP must continue to offer the public plans for Taiwan's development [and] show that we are a party that can win back governance.”
The DPP's strong showing is sure to boost its morale, allowing it to hit harder at Ma, especially his signature policy of forging closer economic ties with China. He is pushing for a free-trade pact with China this year, which the DPP says will undermine Taiwan's sovereignty and cost thousands of jobs.
Ma's support rating in public opinion polls has plunged to between 20 percent and 30 percent since August last year, when Typhoon Morakot killed an estimated 700 people, and his administration was widely criticized for botching rescue and relief efforts. When he took office in May 2008, his support rating was above 60 percent.
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