My observation:
1. Mazu is big in Taiwan.
2. DPP didn't have any political achievement in the past three years.
3. Taiwan has been stagnated for the past two decades due to ideology politics.
So yes Guo stands a (big?) chance.
No doubt about (1)
If you disagree, you'd better refute me with facts. Tell us what achievements (political, economical) DPP had in the past three years; show us the growth in the past two decades.
(I learned the term 22k not too long ago)
This is the GDP for Taiwan is recent years, clearly an ascending trend: https://tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/gdp
As for political achievements, things like (1)having a female president (2)openly supports LGBTQ rights (3)Taiwan's recognition from other like-minded democratic counties has never been stronger since 1979. If these are not political achievements, I don't know what is.
As for 22k, low income for young generation is a real (global) issue, which DPP is fighting hard to solve. Having a pro-China, conservation populist figure like Gou is only going the worsen the problem of distribution of wealth.
In your opinion, how much of an advantage is gained from the announcement being clearly aligned with Mazu? Thanks.
On the other hand, candidates don't have to use the same strategy or excuse to gather support.