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"this has the potential to turn the tables in the green camp's southern stronghold in the 2026 election."

the 2026 kaohsiung mayoral election poll has recently become a hot topic, with the blue camp discussing it all. the outside world interprets it as benefiting from the atmosphere of "hating the dpp", but the people's party spoke in kaohsiung on the evening of september 20, but it was a one-man show by the white camp, and at least two blue camp members were seen in taipei to show their support. regardless of whether the white camp has the opportunity to ignite the whole of taiwan, the blue camp is only seen as indifferent, which can be said to be a missed opportunity for possible cooperation in the future.

taiwan people's party chairman ko wen-je was detained and denied access to visitors in connection with the case of profiteering from the jinghua city project while he was mayor of taipei. on the evening of the 20th, the people's party held a nationwide lecture event in kaohsiung, with nearly a thousand people flocking to the event to express their support for judicial injustice. the event ended with legislator huang kuo-chang and other people's party officials coming on stage, bowing, and leading supporters to light up their cell phones and sing "walk steadily."

however, compared to the people's party's first opening event held in taipei on the 8th, which had more than 10,000 attendees, only nearly 1,000 people attended the kaohsiung event.although it can boost morale, whether it can successfully "create waves" and set off a wave of enthusiasm that sweeps across taiwan may still be worth observing.

in addition, the kmt supporters also expressed support for ke wenzhe at the taipei event on the 8th. at that time, kmt legislator xu qiaoxin expressed support for ke wenzhe through text messages, and ma ying-jeou foundation ceo xiao xucen also spoke on stage as a mysterious guest. this time in kaohsiung, no mysterious guest was arranged to stir up a sensation or create topics, which was a bit of a pity.

in particular, kmt legislator and kaohsiung city party committee chairman ko chien-en posted a photo of her and ko wen-je taken two years ago on a social media platform on the 8th. she also expressed her sorrow and pity for ko wen-je, and questioned why certain media could obtain inside information and exclusive news. she wondered whether taiwan’s so-called "non-disclosure investigation" was a myth or a joke, which attracted media reports.

according to a recent poll released by tvbs, in the 2026 kaohsiung mayoral election, ko chien-en leads the support rate against the five candidates from the democratic progressive party. the blue camp has been touting this poll recently, and there is even discussion outside that it is because ko wen-je has been hit hard by the democratic progressive party recently.this creates an atmosphere where people's party supporters "hate the dpp", which could give the green party's southern stronghold a chance to turn the tables in the 2026 election.

unfortunately, the blue camp has been talking about this poll in taipei but has not taken any practical action in kaohsiung.it neither created an atmosphere of unity among the opposition nor fueled the atmosphere of "hating the dpp". it can only be said that it was a missed opportunity.it also proves that the blue camp does have a "two-handed strategy". on the one hand, they are afraid that the people's party will become bigger, and on the other hand, they want the blue and white camps to cooperate, which may increase the contradictions between the blue and white camps.