The Chung Hsing case may or may not be fully clarified, but it has certainly greatly affected James Soong's public support. Before the scandal broke, he was getting more than 30 % support in public opinion polls, but a December 20 poll by the China Times shows Soong with only 23 %. This leaves him behind Chen Shui-bian (24 %) and barely ahead of Lien Chan (22 %).
「興票案」真相如何，短時間內可能很難解釋清楚，但該案對宋楚瑜的選情已造成重大影響，根據中國時報在十二月二十日所作民調顯示，支持宋楚瑜的比例已由案前的三成多下挫至二成三，陳水扁則以二成四超前，連戰以二成二緊追在後，形成只有些微差距的情形。