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Internal poll puts Lin Kuo-chang ahead of Wu Tsung-hsien in Yilan race, but he warns against complacency

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • Lin Kuo-chang’s campaign said an internal poll gave him 37.8% support, compared with 28% for Kuomintang rival Wu Tsung-hsien.
  • Lin led Wu by 18.6 percentage points in voters’ expectations of who would win.
  • Lin said the race was not over, with three months remaining before the Nov. 28 vote, and planned to register his candidacy on Sept. 2.

An internal poll commissioned by Lin Kuo-chang’s campaign put the Democratic Progressive Party candidate ahead of Kuomintang rival Wu Tsung-hsien in the Yilan County magistrate race.

The poll, conducted by the Shanshui company, gave Lin 37.8% support and Wu 28%, a gap of 9.8 percentage points. Lin also led on voter expectations, with 41.3% saying they expected him to win, compared with 22.7% for Wu.

You absolutely cannot be careless.

— Lin Kuo-changLin’s warning that his lead in the internal poll did not guarantee victory.

Lin said the figures should not lead his campaign to relax. He described polls as an important reference and said the support reflected work at the grassroots, including 237 public talks where he met residents and listened to their views.

With three months remaining before the Nov. 28 election, Lin said the only decisive result would come when voters cast their ballots. He planned to register his candidacy with the Yilan County Election Commission on Sept. 2, after visiting Chenghuang Temple, a place of worship important to him since childhood, and meeting former classmates, friends and relatives.

Step by step, one footprint at a time.

— Lin Kuo-changHis description of the grassroots work he said had built public trust.
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