Li Ao also admitted that he had "on impulse" promised to serve as vice-presidential candidate with his old friend Hsu Hsin-liang, but seven hours later was convinced by the New Party to call his decision off, thus Nevertheless, becoming Hsu's partner caused Chu to lose her membership in the New Party.
李敖坦承，自己曾因「一時衝動」，答應替老友許信良跨刀擔任副總統，七小時後又被新黨說服而打消此意，並間接促成許信良與朱惠良的「雙良配」。