"Seniors in Chiayi over 50 years old have 40,000 votes, accounting for one quarter of the total electorate, and the overwhelming majority of the mare iron votes for the Hsu clan," says Tsou Ching-lang, the Chiayi correspondent for the China Times, continuing: "No matter how strong the candidate the Kuomintang nominates, it's no use."
「嘉義五十歲以上的老人，有四萬多票，佔全部選民數的四分之一，其中絕大多數是許家班的鐵票」，中國時報駐嘉義特派記者鄒清朗說，「在嘉義市，國民黨推出再強的候選人也沒有用。」