《TAIPEI TIMES》 Shen rises to 50.3 percent in Taipei polling

健康 國際 地方 蒐奇 影音 財經 娛樂 汽車 時尚 體育 3 C 評論 藝文 玩咖 食譜 地產 專區 TAIPEI TIMES 求職

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen looks at architectural models during a tour at the “Urban Sequences: Taipei Architecture Vision 2030” exhibition in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times

SHIFTING VIEWS: The proportion of respondents who said the DPP should be given a chance to govern the city rose to 48.7% , compared with 31.7% for the KMT

By Chen Yun, Fion Khan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writers

Support for Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen （沈伯洋） in the Taipei mayoral race rose to 50.3 percent, while that of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an （蔣萬安） fell to 33.3 percent, a Taipei Trust in Democracy Association poll released yesterday showed.

Shen rose 9.8 percentage points from 40.5 percent last month in the poll, while Chiang, of the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT）, was polling down 8.4 percentage points from 41.7 percent last month.

Shen has gone from trailing by 1.2 percentage points to leading by 17 percentage points in a month, the poll showed.

Polls are on paper, but the election is won or lost by votes, Shen told reporters before attending a news conference for the International Beauty Industry Skills Competition.

Public opinion can shift quickly ahead of the Nov. 28 election, he said, adding that his primary focus remains on promoting policies that resonate with voters rather than tracking approval ratings.

Before appearing on a political talk show, Chiang told reporters that his team uses every poll for reference, and vowed to continue to work diligently and let his policies and accomplishments speak for themselves.

The most important factor in the election is showing how the city government’s achievements over the past four years have improved people’s lives, Chiang said.

Of the poll respondents, 56.6 percent said they thought Shen would make a suitable mayor, while 27.5 percent said he was unsuitable.

By contrast, 41.2 percent considered Chiang suitable for the job, while 46.8 percent said he was unsuitable.

The shifts in the two candidates’ suitability ratings also reflected changing preferences over which party should govern the city, the poll showed.

The proportion of respondents who said that the DPP should be given a chance to govern Taipei rose to 48.7 percent, while those who wanted the KMT to continue running the city fell to 31.7 percent, closely matching the respective support ratings for the two candidates.

The survey, designed and analyzed by pollster Tai Li-an （戴立安）, interviewed 1,075 Taipei residents aged 20 or older from Wednesday to Friday last week, with 753 interviewed by landline and 322 by cellphone. It had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

Additional reporting by CNA

Residents surround Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, center, with green onions as he visits a temporary market in the city’s Beitou District yesterday. He was in the area for a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the original Beitou Market building. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times

不用抽 不用搶 現在用APP看新聞 保證天天中獎 點我下載APP 按我看活動辦法

《TAIPEI TIMES》 Parts of Australia soon to recognize Taiwanese driver’s licenses

《TAIPEI TIMES》 China ramps up cyberattacks for potential election meddling: officials

全球瘋傳！金正恩腦溢血病逝 川普被問下月見面突改口......

台灣大賽》兄弟跨季5連敗破隊史 明晚面臨2大聯盟最慘紀錄

黃仁勳對AI取代人類產業做出驚人預測 對德國說「你們沒有第二次機會了」

台積電高雄廠工安意外釀3死！ P4鋼構吊裝作業停工

自由爆新聞》五大票源轉向挺沈伯洋！民調揭密蔣萬安「1族群」崩盤

林飛帆赴國防大學演說遭酸 臉書親解「關鍵任務」

沈伯洋逆轉贏蔣萬安17％！矢板明夫揭蔣團隊3大致命錯誤

第一線視角曝！「幽靈連署」藍營衝北檢 警員加班還被罵 看到蔣萬安心全冷了

薔琵「降雨熱區出爐」！ 週五、六最近台 最快明晚發海警

高為元躲過一劫？清大校務會議討論5小時 竟因人數不足流會