Hsu's withdrawal from the DPP and decision to run independently coupled with the party's drafting of Chen Shui-bian as its presidential candidate has left the DPP in dire straits--its vote has been split and the party is caught up in internecine strife.
許信良退黨參選，民進黨徵召陳水扁參選，民進黨的兩千年總統選情似乎將落入票源分散、自家人互相殘殺的窘境。