There is no scarcity of honest people in the KMT, but they are isolated and don't easily build alliances to make the most of their power. On the other hand, the DPP can call for clean government in the name of the party. "Clean and able government" has been a rallying call for the DPP of late.
就這點來說，國民黨內不乏清廉之士，但卻囿於各自的立場而不易進行結盟，發揮群體力量；相較之下，民進黨及成立不到一個月的新黨，則以全黨名義來「推銷」清廉政治，「廉能」已成為現階段在野政黨的最大訴求利基了。