Taiwan Ruling Party Faces Rout in Biggest Ever Local Polls

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AFP, Nov 23, 2014.
www.thesundaily.my/news/1235339

three consecutive paragraphs:

"Campaign tactics so far have ranged from traditional street rallies to bizarre efforts to garner attention.

"One Kuomintang candidate for mayor of Tainan [黃秀霜] cast herself as a 'dark horse' 大黑馬 against her more popular DPP opponent --– by riding a black horse down the city's streets.

"Meanwhile an independent candidate for mayor in the city of Kaohsiung stripped to his underpants on stage as he drew his candidate number, shouting: "Naked to meet you, honesty is the best policy".

My comment:
(a) Despite the title, the content does not discuss whether or why KMT is losing.
(b) 高雄市長選舉抽籤 周可盛脫剩內褲抽中1號. Liberty Times, Oct 27, 2014.
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/1141469


(2)
(a) 王善嬿, 切割？馬英九嘉市輔選幫站台 陳以真未出席. Liberty Times, Nov 23, 2014.
election.ltn.com.tw/2014/news.php?rno=1&type=breakingnews&no=1164623

Note: 國民黨 "副主席黃敏惠" doubles as 現任嘉義市長, who must step down due to term limits (after two terms). Just to show you her affiliation.
(b) 犧牲午餐嘉義助選　馬總統站台不見陳以真. TVBS, Nov 23, 2014.
(c) Chen Ching-ya, Ma, KMT Rally in Central Taiwan. Taipei Times, Nov 24, 2014
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/11/24/2003605160
("Earlier yesterday, Ma also visited Chiayi City in an effort to campaign for Chiayi mayoral candidate Chen Yi-chen (陳以真) and KMT city council candidates, but the event was an awkward leg of the journey: Chen was a no-show, while just three city council candidates made an appearance") (Chinese in original)

My comment: There is no need to read (b) or (c).


(3) 洪美秀 and 何宗翰, 丟橘子嗆馬 魏揚遭警壓制上銬. Liberty Times, Nov 23, 2014.
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/832772

Note: 魏揚
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/魏揚
(section 3.4 張志軍事件)