It was only after People First Party leader James Soong announced his party's support for Huang on 28 November that the prospect of a clear blue / green race emerged. However, DPP supporters stated that Soong's intervention would only stiffen their own resolve, and Hsieh's chances of victory were as high as ever.
直到二十八日，親民黨宣布支持國民黨候選人黃俊英，正式確立藍綠對決的態勢；民進黨陣營則表示，宋楚瑜表態只會更為凝聚黨內危機意識，謝長廷勝選機率仍舊很高。