tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8036925248458839209..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taipei Mayor Polls, Debate Round upMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72505845682969267322014-11-14T10:57:21.663+08:002014-11-14T10:57:21.663+08:00And the finishing move, the letter from Gutmann...And the finishing move, the letter from Gutmann's lawyer: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHARLWZck_4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73014631588689752012014-11-13T09:54:01.941+08:002014-11-13T09:54:01.941+08:00Been translating the key debate moments where Ko c...Been translating the key debate moments where Ko crushed it, one more coming tomorrow, box to turn on subtitles is second from left in bottom right:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZKf3bkLJBw<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUOpUmtWMTM<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nrC-4mdHYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30168154196470157242014-11-12T17:14:01.576+08:002014-11-12T17:14:01.576+08:00A good translation of some of the excuses from the...A good translation of some of the excuses from the Lein camp can be found <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/2ly0ez/as_sean_lien_falls_behind_in_the_mayoral_race_he/" rel="nofollow">here</a> <br /><br /><br />LC blames Ma Ying-jeou for cutting cushy packages to teachers, soldiers, and civil servants (the KMT voter base) as one reason support for his son has shrunk. "... you must admit that some of their [policies] were not very well thought-out, and accumulated over time, this has impacted voters, especially the supporters of the party."<br /><br />Sean implies voters are basically just dumb. "In Taiwanese elections, emotions overpower reason."<br />LC calls Sean's drop in the polls "unbelievable."<br /><br />LC says the Taipei mayoral race is a prelude to the presidential race, (by god I hope not with these two guys!)<br />LC blames young people's distrust of Sean on "the DPP changes to text books" when Chen Shui-bian was in power, which has created a gap between how young people and the older generation think. (But isn't Ko Wen-je older than Sean Lien...?)<br /><br />LC says voters have lost touch with reality and buy into Ko's abstract idealism. "The entire Taipei election has gone off the rails. It's really incredible. All this talk of participation, philosophical problems, universe view, worldview; it just gets more and more out there. What's weird is that everyone is applauding it and happy to listen."<br /><br />Sean said he's shocked to see his support falling in the hardline blue area of Songshan. "I don't know what to say. The opinion polls in the media are the opposite of the enthusiastic support from the public I saw when campaigning in Songshan District. I don't know if this information is true or not, but it it will impact the confidence of supporters."<br /><br />Sean, by all means the "establishment" candidate, complains the media is unfriendly and the entire voting environment is against him.<br /><br /><br />-----<br />Note: after the election, its not hard to imagine both father and son sitting on the sidewalk outside crying..its not fair...its not fair...<br /><br />But as you mentioned earlier, if over 70% turnout, the Chinese Nationalists still have a chance. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com