Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. Reporter Yoon Chang-won
Even with the Lunar New Year holiday approaching a week away, the stagnant stagnant approval ratings of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung have not been resolved.
This is because, although it should lead to an upward trend starting with the holidays when families gather, it is difficult to obtain additional power due to circumstances inside and outside the party.
尹 1st place in approval rating thanks to sluggishness… Only in box tickets for over a month
Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol’s approval ratings have been dwindling due to the People’s Power Party’s internal red tape.
As the driving force behind the uptrend was not within the party but external factors, it was once more within the 30% range when the people’s power regained stability.
Graphic = Reporter Kim Seong-gi
According to a regular poll conducted in the third week of January by Gallup Korea on 1002 men and women over the age of 18 nationwide from the 18th to the 20th, Lee’s approval rate was 34% and Yoon’s approval rate was 33%, a close match within the margin of error. (Sampling error is ±3.1%p at 95% confidence level. For details, refer to Gallup Korea or the website of the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee)
The gap with Candidate Yoon, which was 10 percentage points in the same institution’s December 14-16 survey and 6 percentage points in the previous January 11-13 survey, has narrowed to 1 percentage point in this survey.
It is noteworthy that during this period, Lee’s approval rating remained almost the same.
Candidate Lee recorded an approval rating of 31 to 37 percent in the last seven regular polls by Gallup Korea, including this one. By the way, 31% had only one occasion, and 37% had only one occasion.
During this period, Yoon’s approval ratings ranged from 26 to 42 percent. This is the result obtained by candidate Yoon’s situation, not his own strength.
It is analyzed that this stagnant approval rating is because there is no special deduction factor, but there is no trick to score.
Uninteresting policy action… It is unclear whether the proposal for an “emergency meeting of the supplementary budget” will be successful
The Democratic Party’s Election Countermeasures Committee is planning to raise the approval rating little by little as a policy promise that can appeal Lee’s administrative ability and raise it to the mid-40s or more by the time the presidential election is held, but it is hardly showing any fun.
Candidate Lee proposed an ’emergency meeting’ to the opposition candidates on the 21st to give the election dynamism.
As all candidates agree on the preparation of an additional supplementary budget to support the damage caused by COVID-19, the purpose of the presidential candidate is to work together to increase the government’s 14 trillion won supplementary budget to 35 trillion won.
However, he did not provide a specific direction on whether to focus on the issuance of government bonds or adjustment of expenditures, saying, “The next government can do it for the next government officials.” It is pointed out that it is not a dragon event.
The People’s Power criticized this proposal as “not sincere,” and the People’s Party also criticized Lee as a “populist.”
In this situation, as a transcript of a phone call with her older brother-in-law was released, not only Lee herself but also her spouse Kim Hye-kyung were engulfed in controversy, as well as controversies related to her son such as gambling. The possibilities are also increasing.
Even with Chung Cheong-rae’s apology, Buddhist public sentiment is variable… Worried regarding the level of differentiation from the Wen government
The chaotic internal situation of the party is also a challenge to be overcome.
Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was angry with the Buddhist community for his ‘Bongi Kim Seon-dal’ remarks, held a press conference on the 21st and bowed his head, saying, “I am deeply sorry for causing concern to the Buddhist community.”
Following the actions of the party leadership and other lawmakers to appease the Buddhist public, Rep. Jeong himself visited several temples and made official apologies, but it is unknown how effective it will be because the demands of the Buddhist community, such as leaving the party or resignation, have not been fulfilled. All.
Here, a person close to Candidate Lee encouraged Rep. Jeong to voluntarily leave the party to calm the Buddhist community, but instead of quietly handling it, Rep. Chung exposed it, creating an atmosphere of ‘I did too much’.
Rep. Jeong’s apology press conference confirmed the sincerity of his efforts to appease the Buddhist community, but within the party, there are many opinions within the party that he should make a decision, arguing whether the situation like a ‘time bomb’ should continue.
Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung (left) and co-chairman Lee Nak-yeon. Reporter Yoon Chang-won
Differentiation from the Moon Jae-in administration is also becoming a point of concern.
Candidate Lee himself made a difference by emphasizing the failure of the real estate policy and the need for more active support for COVID-19 damage. There is a voice saying
This is because, if the line is drawn excessively, it can undermine the cohesion of the passport while inducing antipathy from supporters who are pro-friendly.
Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party, who was Lee’s biggest competitor in the primary, also criticized the party, saying, “Because of the differentiated election strategy, there is a tendency to evaluate the achievements of the Moon Jae-in government differently from the facts.”
The Democratic Party expects the TV debate, which is more likely to be held during the Lunar New Year holiday, to be an inflection point that will lead to an uptrend, but during the week before that, there were no events other than public sentiment in the metropolitan area and the announcement of promises through the ‘Matta Bus’ (weekly Minsaeng bus). It won’t be easy to come out.
An official from the Democratic Party’s election campaign spokesperson said in a call with CBS Nocut News, “There are still regarding 40 days left until the election, and in the end, people will choose who can lead the country out of crisis rather than hustle and bustle over every trivial issue.” “I will sincerely appeal and promise that this candidate is a better candidate in terms of administrative and political capabilities, and will gradually raise the approval rating,” he said.