英文摘要 |
國民黨在2018年台灣地方選舉獲勝後,許多人都預期2020年總統大選時,會因為「滾雪球」效應,使得台灣再度發生政黨輪替。但出人意外地,現任總統蔡英文不但再度於2020年總統大選中勝出,並帶領民進黨於立法院持續保持多數席位。本文利用不同的民意調查資料,說明2018年至2020年之間民眾對於數個選舉核心議題的態度,藉以解釋為何2020年台灣總統大選沒有發生原本國民黨所預期的政黨輪替。具體而言,本文主張:國民黨誤判2018年地方選舉後的形勢、香港「反送中」運動帶給台灣民眾心理上的壓力、及民眾在兩岸關係態度上傾向維持蔡英文路線等三項因素,使得國民黨無法在2018年地方選舉後趁勝追擊。總之,2020年台灣大選終究沒有跳脫2016年大選後政黨競爭的格局。 After the Kuomintang (KMT) won the landslide victory in the 2018 Taiwan local elections, some pundits and commentators posited that the ''snowballing effect'' might have occurred and another party turnover could have happened in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. However, President Tsai not only won the re-election but also led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gain the majority in the Legislative Yuan (i.e., The Parliament). By utilizing survey data, this article shows public opinion toward important electoral issues and explains the dynamic of party competition between 2018 and 2020. Specifically, we argue that the absence of snowballing effect is mainly due to the following three factors-namely, the KMT's misinterpretation of the result of the 2018 local elections, the movement against Hong Kong's anti-extradition law amendment bill and its impact on Taiwan's public opinion towards Cross-Strait relations, and the support of Tsai Ing-wen's approach of maintaining the status quo between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. In short, the result of the 2020 presidential election suggests that the KMT failed to alter the political landscape shaped by the 2016 presidential election. |