Soong supporters considered the move to be a smart one. Chang Chau-hsiung's image as a trademark Taiwanese can make up for James Soong's "mainlander" persona. joined up with a political novice with neither wealth nor mobilizing capability demonstrates how desperate he was, and how many doors he had already unsuccessfully knocked on.
支持者認為這是一記妙招，張昭雄「正港台灣人」的形象正可彌補「外省囝仔」宋楚瑜的不足；質疑者卻認為宋楚瑜找來既無財力又無組織動員力的政壇新手，正顯示其多方碰壁的窘況。