tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1651404253390869522..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Excellent Backgrounder on Frank HsiehMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15040957141082832792007-05-20T09:10:00.000+08:002007-05-20T09:10:00.000+08:00While I think it will be Yeh, I won't be surprised...While I think it will be Yeh, I won't be surprised if he picks Su. The question is: if Hsieh does go ahead with his plan to pick Yeh, will the media then act as if they are surprised by his pick? "Many analysts had believed Hsieh would pick former Premier Su Tseng-chang. Some expressed surprise..."Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648566751513055517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-22779669652091449152007-05-18T08:51:00.000+08:002007-05-18T08:51:00.000+08:00Michael,That was a great article on Hsieh. She sti...Michael,<BR/><BR/>That was a great article on Hsieh. She still uses the frame that his primary victory was a surprise though. Even in Taipei, anyone who was looking closely, should have seen it coming. The only thing that surprised me was by how much he won. Prior to the mayoral election, it might have looked like Su would be the candidate, but something happened that night when Hsieh lost. I have had this feeling since then that Hsieh would be the DPP candidate. I just heard it in the crowd and in the interviews we did that day. One problem was that as far as I could tell, there were no other international reporters there because they wrote off Hsieh's candidacy. So, they didn't see what was going on. Other than that, great article.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648566751513055517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-76056543967140636642007-05-17T23:18:00.000+08:002007-05-17T23:18:00.000+08:00The debate's over. It'll be Yeh.The debate's over. It'll be Yeh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com