A public feud is splitting Taiwan's KMT in Changhua County ahead of year-end local elections, and it looks bad for the party's chances there.

• Former Changhua magistrate Cho Po-yuan says the KMT leadership picked lawyer Wei Ping-cheng as its candidate without consulting sitting magistrate Wang Hui-mei, calling it bullying of her and of local party members.
• Wang has skipped every campaign event party chair Cheng Li-wun has held for Wei, and only said she is a KMT member who will "walk the right path."
• Wei's campaign is nearly broke — Cho says promised donations never arrived, and the local party chief agrees resources are short, though he notes a formal donation account cannot open until registration is complete.
• Cho wants a quick joint poll among several KMT hopefuls, with the winner running and the rest backing them, to rebuild legitimacy before registration.
• Three candidates are already in the race: the DPP's Chen Su-yueh, the KMT's Wei, and former Changhua city mayor Chiu Chien-fu running independently after leaving the DPP.

Outlook: Unless the KMT patches things up with Wang and finds money fast, a divided blue camp hands the DPP an opening in Changhua — and Cho has already said the party chair should resign if they lose.