And no one could hold up these elections as a perfect poll. Incidents of violence and allegations of vote-buying were all too commonplace. But the results will not be welcomed by Beijing, and the knee-jerk reaction will be to issue yet another tirade against what appears a growing sentiment towards independence.
執政黨首次提名肢障候選人徐中雄，在完全無派系、無背景、又不買票情況下，竟能在「金牛」掛帥的台中縣，以雷霆萬鈞之勢，力敗群雄奪得八萬多票，第一高票當選。