The DPP's Tainan County chapter yesterday published the first opinion poll for the year-end county commissioner elections.
The support for the party's nominee, Su Huan-chih (
At a press conference called by the DPP's Tainan County chapter yesterday, the party said their poll was conducted by the Shanshui Public Opinion Research Company (山水民意研究公司) on July 23 and July 24 and interviewed 1,142 persons registered in Tainan County. The results of the poll show that 28.2 percent of the interviewees believe Su is the best choice to replace Tainan County Commissioner Chen Tang-shan (陳唐山), with 12.2 percent supporting Wu, 2.8 percent supporting Wei and 55.2 percent without an opinion. If elections were held tomorrow, 31.7 percent would vote for Su, 15.9 percent for Wu and 3.4 percent for Wei.
As to the question of who stood the greatest chance of being elected, 36.8 percent chose of Su, 9.6 percent picked for Wu, and 1.9 percent selected Wei. The party said that since elections are in December, it is only normal that over 50 percent of those surveyed have not yet decided whom to support, and as election day draws nearer, public support for the candidates is likely to grow.
The KMT's Tainan County committee said that the announcement of the poll by the DPP's county chapter is only an attempt to lure more people into voting for the DPP candidate. They also said that KMT's own opinion poll showed support for Su slipping and support for Wu to be rising, diminishing the gap between the candidates.
Wei's office said their poll showed that Su has a stable support base thanks to his nine years as a legislator, and it is only normal that he would enjoy higher support.
The office also said that his support had stabilized over the last three months at around 30 percent, saying the figure would not be enough to win the election.
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