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Moon Jae-in is showing renewed strength as a presidential candidate (Naver photo)

SKorea: Moon Jae-in overtakes Sohn Hak-kyu in presidential poll

By Andy Jackson Mon, Aug 08, 2011 9:15PM UTC View Comments

I noted last week that rising progressive star Moon Jae-in was gaining on Democratic Party chair, Sohn Hak-kyu, in polling for next year’s presidential election in Korea and was in striking distance of overtaking him. Scratch that. Moon has now overtaken Sohn and is leading among all progressives. The latest poll from Realmeter has Moon’s...

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Moon Jae-in still rising in Korea

By Andy Jackson Fri, Aug 05, 2011 9:43PM UTC View Comments

The release of the book "Moon Jae-in's Destiny" helped fuel his surge in support

This column has been following former Roh Moo-hyun administration official, Moon Jae-in, since early June, when he began rising in poll ratings among potential progressive presidential candidates. That rise was primarily fueled by his work on unity among progressive parties in last April’s by-elections. Moon kept the surge going with the release of his book “Moon Jae-in’s...

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Korean Left has a new front-runner

By Andy Jackson Wed, Jul 27, 2011 9:07PM UTC View Comments

Rhyu Si-min has been locked in a tight competition with Sohn Hak-kyu for several months as they try to position themselves for next year’s presidential election. Rhyu had the upper hand earlier this year. The People’s Participation Party chair was seen by progressives as the ideological heir of former president Roh Moo-hyun, which gave Rhyu...

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Korea: The Internet doesn’t vote

By Andy Jackson Tue, Jun 28, 2011 4:08AM UTC View Comments

Rhyu Si-min is the king of Twitter among Korean politicians, but is less regal in the polls. (OhMyNews photo)

The Internet, especially social media, has changed everything, including politics. That is the message we hear all the time. It is perhaps truer for Korean in any place on Earth. Roh Moo-hyun’s narrow victory in the 2002 presidential election was attributed to his loyal following among young people who organized online in groups such as...

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SKorea: Lee Myung-bak free fall arrested

By Andy Jackson Wed, Apr 27, 2011 1:51AM UTC View Comments

South Korean president Lee Myung-bak (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Is Lee Myung-bak making a comeback? I noted two weeks ago that part of Lee’s most recent drop in the Realmeter regular survey may be due in part to a shift in methodology. I cautioned that it may be a while before we know if Lee’s latest drop in the poll is part of a...

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