In the wake of the Chung Hsing Bills scandal, the Lien and Chen camps have both concluded that James Soong's chances have been seriously damaged, and have begun to look upon each other as the primary opponent.
尤其興票案後，連、陳兩大陣營經過內部評估，都認為宋楚瑜終將因人氣渙散而出局，因此鎖住對方為主要勁敵，互別苗頭。