Some in the KMT put the blame on Huang's personality, seeing him as too scholarly and wooden, out of touch with the southern city's tradition of hard-charging leaders with strong grassroots ties.
對此，黨內有人歸咎於黃俊英的人格特質上，認為他的斯文、木訥，不符合「草莽、霸氣」的港都性格。