Election Selection: 2018 midterms

This KMT candidate promises to change the district of Nantun in southern Taichung city.

Time for another pile of photos showing the finest marketing moves the two parties can offer. Go below the read more link to see more... if you want to see more of a photo, click on it to be taken to its page on Flickr.

This candidate for Taichung's west district has drunk driving her election issue.

A DPP candidate's sign in Dongshih. President Tsai is on the sign with him, a signal that she is not so unpopular that candidates don't want to be associated with her

This DPP candidate for Taichung city council is pictured with the current DPP mayor. The sign advertises her PHD in political science from Taichung's own Donghai University.

This DPP candidate for Houli and Fengyuan advertises his youth. Also pictured with the DPP mayor.

A trio of DPP candidates on a major street corner in Fengyuan. The female candidate on the left usually does not put her DPP party affiliation on her ads, but this year she has it on most of her signs.

Another DPP candidate

This DPP candidate's ad says he is a loving father. Note that the ad gives his Facebook and Line information. Line is hugely popular in Taiwan.

A KMT candidate for Taichung city council advertises her local roots

A KMT candidate in Chenggong in Taitung wishes everyone a happy new year.

The DPP candidate for Taitung County Magistrate overlooks a Taitung street.

The KMT Taitung County Magistrate wishes everyone a happy new year.

This candidate checks all the boxes. All of them.

Two candidates have big signs overlooking the turn to Hwy 11 out of Hualien.

A candidate in Taichung says his salient quality is big ears for listening.

This DPP candidate in Taichung says he is hard working and can see the issues. Mayor Lin is pictured with him, showing that the mayor is popular enough to be seen with the candidates, and also which candidates he favors.

The slogan of this rather appealingly-drawn ad is "I am Li Zhong, I love Taichung".

A KMT office in Shipai District

This candidate says he is not associated with any party or faction.

This candidate, whose sign backs the sign above, says he does not distinguish between blue and green and will take care of the locals.

Asks for your support in the phone poll.

The city is currently building a large permanent flower exhibition center on what used to be a grassy horse racing track near the Houli Train station. I will certainly visit it to generate some caustic commentary for the blog on the stupidity of government expenditure on such frippery. The candidate says he is the most capable and will speak for you, and that the Flower Exhibition is the locomotive driving a new Fengyuan.

Three major KMT candidates, including the mayoral candidate on the left.

This KMT candidate emphasizes her extensive background in law.

Happy year of the dog!

A large President Tsai helps this candidate in Tanzih district of Taichung.

A JD in law from NTU is this candidate's selling point.

"A new person, a new hope" offers this candidate. She also promises to increase service to the people.

Service from the heart, he says.

Candidate for the north side of Taichung city.

I'd like to tell you where this person is the candidate, but I forgot where I took the pic.

Happy New Year from local politicians.

A candidate for Miaoli

Maioli County Magistrate Candidate. Miaoli get moving! he says.

The current mayor wishes you happy new year.

It's Happy New Year again, this time outside Jhuolan in Miaoli.

A candidate's office in Tanzi. Bikes seems to be less popular accessories this time around than they were in the last election. She is the only candidate I've seen with one.

DPP candidates in northern Taichung.

Three major KMT candidates overlook a major road in Fengyuan.

Candidates for Kaohsiung.

A Kaohsiung candidate with former Mayor Chen Chu, probably the most popular politician in Taiwan.

Kaohsiung candidates for the areas NE of the city.

His slogan is "Give youth a chance".

Taken in the aboriginal village of Duona.

This candidate in Gaoshu advertises that she is indeed a daughter of Gaoshu.

Looks like they've decided to let the gladiators live...

Candidate for Wanluan township in Pingtung has no party affiliation... I wonder what party he belongs to.

Candidate says he can do things.

Another Taitung poster. The posters in Taitung city are at least a third bigger than in other cities, absolutely enormous.

KMT (left) and DPP Taitung mayor candidates.

Vote KMT! for beautiful future yadda yadda yadda.

Taitung city mayor candidate on left.

I don't know if I would have an image of myself in that shirt on my campaign signs...

Happy New Year! Clearly new year... lingers...

The woman advertises that she is a local person.

The Forward Taiwan Party HQ.

A Hualien candidate wants us to keep going. Okay, didn't want to stop there anyway.

Candidates from Hualien

A Hualien candidate's office, sign says that he is both sincere and innovative, among other things.

This KMT ad in Taiping, a factory district outside Taichung city proper, features Bahasa, Thai, and Vietnamese. Thanks to my man Dom for sending me this.

Signs by the Tanzih Train Station.

The parking lot for this huge flea market in Taichung is always crowded with candidate's signs.

KMT offices in Taichung.

He has a PHD. In Taiwan candidates advertise their PHDs.

Like many candidates, he advertises his local connections.

A sign so good, they had to put two of them.
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