Chang says if there were a transfer of power, the opposition would be able to understand more clearly the actual difficulties of governing and to see more clearly the dark corners that need to be cleaned out. Meanwhile, the ruling party, with its rich experience in governing, would be very qualified to play the role of overseeing the DPP, and a defeat for the KMT could also promote its internal reassessment and reform.
他分析，政黨輪替的意義在於，使長期扮演監督角色的在野黨從執政經驗中，更能清楚瞭解政府運作的困難與晦暗處，而執政經驗豐富的政黨下台扮演監督的角色，將更為稱職，也藉此加快它內部的檢討與改革。