Most political commentators and politicians, each with their own interests, were talking about "the Yeltsin effect," "the assault on the center by the provincial governor," the "Lien-Soong complex," conspiracy theories, and so on, or saying "if he wants to go, then just let him." But several public opinion polls showed that most citizens remained rational and moderate.
在許多政黨人士和政治評論家以自「葉爾欽效應」到「省長砲打中央」、「連宋心結」、「陰謀說」、「要走就讓他走吧」等集中於個人權謀的角度，喊口號、作分析中，幾次民調顯示，多數民眾是理性而溫和的。