Pan-blues make fools of themselves - TW

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Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004,Page 8

President Chen Shui-bian (???) and Vice President Annette Lu (???) caught up with their competitors and took a lead in the polls after the Hand-in-Hand Rally grabbed international attention on Feb. 28. This has sent the pan-blue camp into a state of anxiety.

Holding large-scale rallies to show public support is a necessary tactic during the final, decisive stages of election campaigns. But the pan-blue camp has never been good at organizing mass rallies. Because the ticket of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (??) and People First Party Chairman James Soong (???) cannot afford to lose momentum, the pan-blue camp must hold a large-scale rally to try to stoke the campaign's fires. This is the primary motive behind the pan-blue rally slated for this Saturday.

Though it is a feeble attempt at imitation, it is a necessary effort for the pan-blue camp to make.

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