Ko Wen-je a busted flush
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) has recently appeared in the new Legislative Yuan.
Even though Ko is not a legislator, he plans to take part in the TPP’s caucus meetings in the Legislative Yuan at least twice a week.
Such participation is inappropriate.
If Ko wants to train or communicate with TPP legislators about legislative affairs, he should do so at TPP headquarters, not at the Legislative Yuan, which is not in accordance with the system, while he steals the spotlight.
Trying to maintain his visibility, he still hopes to realize his presidential dream in 2028. However, by that time, will the “college graduate voters” whom he claims to have as a support base, vote for him again?
As Ko said: “If only the college-educated people could vote, then the TPP would definitely win [the presidential election],” — a remark that has been widely criticized.
Ko’s opinion is that those who do not support him are uneducated. However, he and his party only won about 20 percent of the total vote.
The Ministry of the Interior’s statistics showed that more than 10 million people hold a college degree or above — a figure much higher than the votes obtained by Ko, proving that he made the remark without thinking.
I am a university graduate and a Taipei resident. From my close observation, I believed that Ko was not up to the task, so I have never voted for him in any elections.
I have no intention of criticizing young university students who voted for him, because such students may not be aware of the difference between a politician and a statesman, and not all university graduates support him.
Taipei has the largest number of college graduates in Taiwan.
Looking back at the election results, after serving as Taipei mayor for eight years, Ko’s vote share in this city was much lower the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Vice President William Lai (賴清德) and the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜).
The above figures speak for themselves, which are a slap on the face for Ko.
Wang Hsien-wen
Taipei
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