Woo Sang-ho "Currently a neck-and-neck situation... Yoon canceled Jeju schedule, seems to have judged the situation as urgent"

"Yoon-An Unification Effect Minimal... Centrist Swing Voters, Women in Their 20s and 30s, Lean Toward Lee"

Woo Sang-ho, Chief of the Democratic Party's General Election Headquarters, is attending the headquarters chiefs meeting held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul on the 2nd, delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] As the early voting rate for the 20th presidential election reached an all-time high, Woo Sang-ho, the General Headquarters Chief of the Democratic Party of Korea's Election Countermeasures Committee, described the current presidential race as being in an "ultra-close state."

On the morning of the 7th, Woo appeared on TBS Radio's "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory" and said, "If the opposition candidates' unification had a positive effect, this would be a very difficult election, but it seems the effect of candidate unification is minimal," adding, "It depends on which side votes more in the final main election."

Regarding the recent voting tendencies of women in their 20s and 30s, Woo said, "Looking at the content of communities that influence public opinion in this demographic, it appears that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, is much more dominant," and added, "The votes of women in their 20s and 30s, previously classified as moderate swing voters, are shifting toward this candidate."

On public sentiment in the metropolitan area, he stated, "Incheon and Gyeonggi are seen as having a competitive advantage, and although Seoul was actually at a disadvantage, it has shifted to a narrow disadvantage. The atmosphere in Seoul is improving significantly, so we are hopeful," further explaining, "The reason for focusing on the metropolitan area in the final stage is because we intend to win here. Since Incheon and Gyeonggi are somewhat favorable, we believe that winning in Seoul means winning overall."

Regarding Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, who previously predicted a victory margin of over 8 percentage points, Woo commented, "If they were winning by that much, (Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party's presidential candidate) would not cancel his Jeju schedule, but since he canceled it and is focusing on the metropolitan area, it means the People Power Party camp also judges the metropolitan situation to be urgent," adding, "Because they gave up on Jeju Island, they will actually suffer a greater loss. It is seen as a major mistake."

Additionally, about the Democratic Party's final strategy for the remaining period, Woo said, "Targeting swing voters in the metropolitan area is the best final strategy. Therefore, we are focusing on the candidate's personal appeal. Lee Jae-myung is definitely better in terms of personality," and added, "In terms of content, we plan to concentrate on economic livelihood and political reform. If our strategy succeeds in the final stage, we believe we can overturn Seoul. If Seoul flips, even by a slight margin, we can win."

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