Another view notes that Chen himself has said that the DPP should not alter the "four-year clause" just for him, and that his own candidacy is not essential to the DPP. Moreover, he encouraged everyone to support Hsu's presidential bid.
另一方面，陳水扁曾經說，民進黨不應為他修改四年條款，代表民進黨參選總統不是非他不可，並呼籲大家支持許信良參選總統。