Comments on: Frank Hsieh campaigns in Taipei http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/ commentary on all things Taiwanese -- Taichung, Taiwan Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: EmSurfer http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/comment-page-1/#comment-83849 EmSurfer Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:32:03 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/#comment-83849 T. Han, Do you even know Hsieh's platform and what he stands for? Does Mr. Hsieh even know himself? Or is "Frank" just too busy criticizing Ma for being "unpatriotic". It's ironic that Mr. Hsieh is the candidate with the English first name. 58-42, YES!!! T. Han,
Do you even know Hsieh’s platform and what he stands for? Does Mr. Hsieh even know himself? Or is “Frank” just too busy criticizing Ma for being “unpatriotic”. It’s ironic that Mr. Hsieh is the candidate with the English first name. 58-42, YES!!!

]]> By: Thomas Han http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/comment-page-1/#comment-83759 Thomas Han Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:28:11 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/#comment-83759 March 22 is the big day! :-) I'm a California (Bay Area) resident, who along with his family (uncles, cousins, aunts) are all going back to during that week just to support Hsieh. Like the poster says (btw, nice photo!). "Add gas!!!" March 22 is the big day! :-)

I’m a California (Bay Area) resident, who along with his family (uncles, cousins, aunts) are all going back to during that week just to support Hsieh.

Like the poster says (btw, nice photo!). “Add gas!!!”

]]> By: cfimages http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/comment-page-1/#comment-83746 cfimages Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:28:52 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/#comment-83746 Every non-political Taiwanese person I've spoken to seems to think there's no way Hsieh can win. I think it'll be the votes of these people that decide the election, as the hardcore supporters on each side kind of cancel each other out. Even if Hsieh managed to pull out a victory, would anything actually be able to be done during his term in office, considering how the legislature is so heavily stacked in KMT's favor? I don't think Taiwanese politics is mature enough yet to work in a bipartisan fashion, as has been demonstrated during Chen's administration. I might be wrong on this, as I'm no expert and am pretty much illiterate in Chinese, so I have to rely on English translations to get my information. Every non-political Taiwanese person I’ve spoken to seems to think there’s no way Hsieh can win. I think it’ll be the votes of these people that decide the election, as the hardcore supporters on each side kind of cancel each other out.

Even if Hsieh managed to pull out a victory, would anything actually be able to be done during his term in office, considering how the legislature is so heavily stacked in KMT’s favor?

I don’t think Taiwanese politics is mature enough yet to work in a bipartisan fashion, as has been demonstrated during Chen’s administration. I might be wrong on this, as I’m no expert and am pretty much illiterate in Chinese, so I have to rely on English translations to get my information.

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/comment-page-1/#comment-83743 David Reid Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:53:02 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/#comment-83743 Andy, I don't think we can rely on the polls in Taiwan. However, the feeling does seem to be that Hsieh is not running an effective campaign. I guess we'll know the real answer on 22 March. Andy, I don’t think we can rely on the polls in Taiwan. However, the feeling does seem to be that Hsieh is not running an effective campaign. I guess we’ll know the real answer on 22 March.

]]> By: Andy Crosthwaite http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/comment-page-1/#comment-83742 Andy Crosthwaite Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:33:57 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/03/frank-hsieh-campaign-taipei/#comment-83742 Do you think there's any chance he can catch up with Ma ying jeou and win the election? Do you think there’s any chance he can catch up with Ma ying jeou and win the election?

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