Lee Jun-seok: "Yoon's Approval Rating Now Surrounded Except for Those in Their 60s... Mammoth Campaign Committee Was Wrong"

Lee Jun-seok Emphasizes Reorganization of People Power Party's Campaign Committee
"They Seem to Think 10s and 20s Are Like Fish Already Caught"

Lee Jun-seok, Leader of the People Power Party [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, recently commented on presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol's approval ratings, saying, "Except for those in their 60s, he is now surrounded on all sides," and added, "Wouldn't that be absurd if I were watching it?"

In an interview with TBS Radio's 'Shin Jang-sik's Shin Jang Open' on the 30th, Lee said, "I am truly dumbfounded," and criticized, "We have been promoting the theory of generational encirclement and generational coalition by combining the 60s and 70s generations with the 10s, 20s, and 30s generations, but for some unfounded confidence (Geunja-gam), those making key decisions in the election campaign committee seemed to think the 10s and 20s generations were already caught fish."

He added, "After the Seoul mayoral by-election, since I became party leader until last November, any poll showed that we secured over 50% of votes from the 20s, giving a mistaken impression that we had caught all the fish," and lamented, "Looking at today's poll, you can see how much those people in Yoon's campaign committee misjudged; except for the 60s, he is now surrounded on all sides."

He then emphasized the need to reorganize the campaign committee, saying, "First of all, the mammoth is the problem. It must be caught. It just eats a lot but does nothing properly."

When asked if he meant to remove figures like Lee Soo-jung, Shin Ji-ye, and Kim Min-jeon, he replied, "It's not easy to gather those people and dismiss them," and added, "That's why I say it should be dismantled."

He predicted, "The mammoth is wrong. Riding it will cause big trouble. Whether we get a new horse or bring a dog sled, we have to ride something else," and warned, "We must switch to some other form; if we keep riding this mammoth, the election is over."

However, regarding the 'presidential candidate replacement theory' circulating in some quarters, he firmly rejected it, saying, "To replace the candidate, I would have to preside over a supreme council meeting as party leader and pass a resolution, but I have absolutely no intention of doing that," and added, "If the candidate is replaced like that, that election is a lost election."

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