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...more than a great politician. He needs to be a strong man, a father, a husband, a cool dude, all at the same time. In other words, a populist who can tug Taiwan's voters to the polls this December and lead his Democratic People's Party (DPP) to a legislative plurality. Great leaders like Roosevelt, Mao and Chiang Kai-shek had that ability to reach through whatever medium they were using and connect with their people. For Chen, successful at everything he has done, finding a way to make that connection is proving his greatest challenge...
...early December when all 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan come up for grabs. Until now, Chen's ability to push through a legislative program and stamp a new imprint on Taiwanese society has been stymied by the KMT's hold on a majority of parliamentary seats. His own DPP controls barely one-third of the seats. Since no party is likely to win a majority in the vote, taking 80 or 85 seats in the Yuan would be a crucial gain for Chen and his DPP. It would also be a tribute to how divided his opposition...
...tireless campaigner, he is on the road again, selling his message of DPP victory this December but more importantly selling A-Bian, the plucky little A-student from Hsi-chuang. Only now he wants to be the popular kid instead of the smart kid, the one you want to hang out with rather than the one whose homework you want to borrow. Then he can lead, because if you like him you will trust...
...darling of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Party, ousted populist Chen Shiu-Bian of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in elections last December, as Taipei's voters showed they were in no mood to keep pushing for total independence from the mainland's communist government...
...DPP and Chen, a tough administrator who shut down Taipei's arcades and implemented a curfew on the city's youth, have been unwavering in their opposition to the mainland government of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The DPP had seen Chen as their man to succeed current Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, of the KMT, but Ma has all but dissolved that dream...