Meanwhile, some argue that Lien's trumpeting of reform as an election issue amounts to a criticism of Lee's achievements during his 12-year presidency. The island has been abuzz with talk about how Lien is trying to save his flagging candidacy by ousting Lee from the KMT chairmanship.
而在連戰提出「第三波改革」的六大主張後，也有人認為連戰以「改革」為競選訴求，會讓李登輝十二年來的政績蒙塵，「批李、逼宮」之說不脛而走。