Playing hardball gets Chen back in game

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By talking about renewal, reforms and referendums, the president has made his conservative KMT-PFP rivals look slow, arrogant and old-fashioned

Political analysts say President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has successfully led his presidential election campaign and caught up with his pan-blue rivals in the polls. And he has done so, they say, by highlighting the opposition parties' arrogance and conservatism by working on the issues of constitutional reform and national identity.

But, the analysts point out, the key to winning the election next March lies in how well the economy performs in the final few months leading up to the vote.

"Normally, it is the opposition party's strategy to criticize the government, to offer a vision for the future, an idealistic appeal and to urge reform," said Hu Wen-hui (胡文輝), a senior political columnist.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/10/12/2003071365

Who's says liberals can't kick some phucking ass?