"Farm boy" Hsu Hsin-liang, born in a Hakka village, naturally looked less impressive in comparison. It was easy to predict that he would lose in the primaries. The tendency to elect someone for who he is rather than where he stands can't be changed overnight.
相較之下，出身客家聚落「庄腳孩子」的許信良自然「形象」略遜一籌，埋下了敗選的伏筆。