Opinion Poll on 2012 Presidential Election
2011/05/19
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Opinion Poll on 2012 Presidential Election
Source: United Daily News
May 19, 2011
1. If you were to vote tomorrow, which of the two following candidates would you vote for?
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2012/4/28
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2012/5/18
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Ma Ying-jeou
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36%
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45%
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Tsai Ing-wen
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37%
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27%
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2. Approval rating of President Ma Ying-jeou
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2008/5/20
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2008/6/19
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2008/7/17
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2008/8/25
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Satisfied
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66%
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50%
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40%
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47%
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Dissatisfied
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10%
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30%
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43%
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37%
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2008/11/18
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2009/5/18
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2009/8/18
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2009/9/7
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Satisfied
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37%
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52%
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29%
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34%
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Dissatisfied
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46%
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33%
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54%
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45%
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2009/12/6
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2010/2/27
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2010/3/18
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2010/4/25
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Satisfied
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33%
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29%
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27%
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38%
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Dissatisfied
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49%
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50%
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53%
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43%
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2010/5/17
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2010/11/28
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2011/3/10
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2010/5/18
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Satisfied
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39%
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47%
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35%
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45%
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Dissatisfied
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43%
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36%
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41%
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41%
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3. Attitude of the public toward the government
Best performance
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Stabilizing cross-Strait relations
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13%
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Economic recovery
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11%
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Pushing for clean government and crack down on corruption
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3%
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Allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan
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3%
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Exploring foreign relations
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3%
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Worst performance
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Too slow in crisis management
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7%
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Failing to stimulate economic boom
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6%
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Rise in living costs and housing prices
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6%
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Lack of resolve in implementing policies
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6%
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Not tough enough in cross-Strait relations
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5%
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4. Approval rating for Premier Wu Den-yih
Satisfied
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46%
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Dissatisfied
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36%
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5. Approval rating for the Cabinet
Satisfied
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41%
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Dissatisfied
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45%
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The latest poll was conducted from May 17 and 18 with 988 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.1 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
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