In the art of quitting, timing is absolutely everything

Asked to rate Ma's performance as Kuomintang chairman, a 58-percent majority considered it unsatisfactory, while a 20.1-percent minority were satisfied and the remaining 21.9 percent didn't answer. They were also asked whether Ma's re-election as party chairman would “positively help” his government. A mere 20.1 percent said “yes,” while another 11 percent believed it would “negatively help” and a 48.4-percent plurality considered it “to be of no help whatsoever.” The remaining 20.3 percent said they “don't know.”

Polling isn't a science, and can at best show how the polled think when they are polled. But it often points to a general trend. So, despite Ma's popularity ratings at an all-time low of 13 percent, close to one in every four people thinks he can run for re-election. It should be noted that Kuomintang Legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan is questioning the legality of such a re-election bid. Tsai cited the Civil Association Act and the Kuomintang charter as well as a Taiwan high court ruling against Jhunan Mayor Kang Shih-ju's election bid for a third term as part of his argument against Ma running for re-election after serving two terms. The Kuomintang insists that Ma isn't running for a third term.

Ma's record-low approval ratings indicate the people think he isn't doing his job well. Close to six out of every 10 people believe he isn't doing his job as Kuomintang chairman well, either. Moreover, 59.7 percent — those who said Ma being re-elected as party chairman would be “no help” or “negatively help” his government — deem it better for him not to run for what the Kuomintang claims is a second term. It's time for Ma, who has to bow out in 2016, to think of retiring as Kuomintang chairman.

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