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4 Taiwan Development Perspectives 2009 They determined who would be elected to lead the nation. That made two major parties to compete against each other for support of these median voters. Such competition is beneficial to Taiwan’s democratic consolidation. Taiwan is becoming a mature democracy. The Democratic Progressive Party tried to use its political power to woo sway voters. But its poor track record in governance alienated them. It is impossible for political parties to manipulate these voters in the future. The Kuomintang can be voted out of power, if it cannot produce a satisfactory performance record. The value of democracy has taken root. No party can come into power by a negative campaign. It derives its legitimacy to rule from the trust and support of the people. The outcome of the 2008 election shows Taiwan is stepping into a new stage of democratic consolidation. 2.Anti-Corruption Determination Strengthened One single most important reason for President Ma’s victory was his corruption-free clean image. Voters supported him, for they were truly fed up with the corruption and graft of the Democratic Progressive Party administration over the past eight years. They wanted to punish the corrupt party. Practically all the median voters voted for Ma Ying-jeou, showing they were more determined than ever before to oppose government corruption and graft, which seriously impeded Taiwan’s economic development. The Kuomintang made government corruption a main issue in the presidential campaign. It was crowned with success by Ma outpolling Hsieh by more than two million votes. 3. Desire to Get Out of the Economic Doldrums The Democratic Progressive Party was unwilling to improve economic relations with China to get Taiwan out of its economic downturn. Nothing was done to promote economic cooperation across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan remained in the economic doldrums for eight years as a result. The Kuomintang advocated Taiwan’s wider opening to China, which the great majority of voters believed was necessary if their country wanted to end its economic doldrums. Cross-strait economic cooperation was another vital issue in the Kuomintang’s presidential campaign of 2008. The people who desired Taiwan’s wider opening to China to cure its economic woes voted for Ma Ying-jeou. Table 3 Press Polls on Presidential Election in 2008 Time of Survey United Daily China Times Global Vision TVBS Era Ma 40 Ma 51 Apple Daily 2007/8/13 Hsieh 27 ─ ─ Hsieh 30 ─ ─ undecided 33 undecided 19 2007/8/14 Ma 52 Ma 37.0 Ma 45.5 Hsieh 22 Hsieh 25.2 ─ ─ Hsieh 21.8 ─ undecided 27 undecided 37.7 undecided 32.7 2007/8/21 ─ ─ Ma 61.6 ─ ─ ─
Development of Democratic Politics after 2008 5 Hsieh 38.4 Ma 54 2007/8/28 ─ ─ ─ Hsieh 32 ─ ─ undecided 15 2007/9/20 ─ ─ Ma 51 Ma 60.9 Hsieh 39.1 ─ ─ ─ 2007/9/22 Hsieh 27 undecided 22 ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ 2007/10/18 ─ ─ Ma 50 Ma 59.4 Hsieh 40.6 ─ ─ ─ 2007/10/24 Hsieh 25 undecided 25 ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Ma 35.7 2007/11/08 ─ 2007/11/16 ─ Hsieh 24.9 undecided 39.4 Ma 36.9 Hsieh 22.1 undecided 40.8 ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ 2007/11/19 ─ ─ Ma 37.1 Ma 58.6 Hsieh 41.4 ─ ─ ─ 2007/11/20 ─ Hsieh 21.4 undecided 41.6 ─ ─ ─ ─ 2007/12/19 ─ ─ Ma 52 Ma 45.3 Ma 60.8 Hsieh 39.2 ─ ─ ─ 2007/12/28 Hsieh 23 Hsieh 24.2 undecided 25 undecided 30.5 ─ ─ ─ ─
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