Most of the ardent advocates of reunification on the right, as well as those who actively seek Taiwanese independence on the left, found it hard to get the interest of voters. The electorate long ago became weary of the long-running and inconclusive debate on this issue. Most of the candidates did not really dare to make their own futures an object of derision.
選民對長久以來毫無結論的統獨之爭早已感到厭倦，一般候選人也不太敢拿自己的前途開玩笑。