Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wu Tsung-hsien (吳宗憲) is the leading candidate for Yilan County commissioner in the Nov. 28 local government elections, a KMT and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) poll released yesterday showed.
The telephone survey of 1,093 people asked respondents who they would support against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lin Kuo-chang (林國漳) with Wu or former TPP lawmaker Chen Wan-hui (陳琬惠) as the KMT-TPP joint nominee, as well as options for supporting both, neither or giving no response.
In a head-to-head with Lin, Wu received 27.6 percent support, compared with 28.9 percent for Lin, while Chen received 21.1 percent support, compared with 27.5 percent for Lin, the poll showed.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
The parties released the results at a news conference attended by Wu, Chen, KMT Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Lee Chien-lung (李乾龍) and TPP Secretary-General Chou Yu-hsiu (周榆修).
Yilan is in need of reform and change, Chen said, adding that she and Wu support KMT-TPP cooperation and seek to ensure Wu wins the commissioner race.
If elected, Wu said he would prioritize policies that improve Yilan residents’ livelihoods and the county’s development, adding that his administration would also seek cross-party and nonpartisan appointments.
Although Lin led in the poll, Wu said he would work hard to win over voters, calling on supporters of the opposition alliance and undecided voters to unite to bring change to the county.
Separately yesterday, Lin said he would seek to win through policy proposals and local engagement.
Regarding campaign strategy, Lin said he would take all polls into account, adding that previous surveys by pollsters had shown relatively low levels of voter preference.
He said he would examine why many voters remain undecided and seek to win their support.
Chen Wen-chang (陳文昌), who heads Lin’s campaign office, said that polls have shown Lin leading his rivals, without providing details, and expressed confidence that the margin would widen.
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