Such political maneuvers as ballot allocation and voters 'tendency to sympathize with the underdog caused 37 outstanding incumbent heavyweights to find themselves voted out of office. Technical issues aside, the media could not help but notice the absence of 40 % of the electorate from voting booths as voters opted to express their discontent with politics with their feet.
不過，撇開「配票」等政黨操作，以及所謂選民「救弱」心理，導致三十七位優秀的重量級現任立委意外落選之類選舉技術問題不談，在檢視藍、綠版圖消長趨勢的同時，媒體實在難以不去關注四成選擇在這次選舉中缺席、以「不表態」方式表達抗議的選民。