But in this election, he not only took northern, central, and eastern Taiwan and the outlying islands, he also won traditional DPP stronghold cities Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. He shattered the ethnic divides that have been so manipulated for years, and that will have far-reaching implications.
但此次獲得壓倒性勝利，不僅維持本島北、中、東部及離島全面大勝，更搶下嘉義市、台南市及高雄市 3 大綠營指標都會，一舉破除了長年被操弄強化的省籍情結與族群對立，影響深遠。