▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁Chen ▁Sh ui - bian . ▁Yu ▁ran ▁for ▁New ▁Tai pe i ▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁defeated ▁Ku om int ang ▁inc umb ent ▁Ch u ▁Ch un - hs iao ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁Ch u ▁file d ▁an ▁un success ful ▁law suit ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁ann ul ▁the ▁election ▁results . ▁A ▁separate ▁case ▁was ▁brought ▁against ▁Yu ▁supp orter ▁Wang ▁Y ing - lan , ▁who ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁making ▁thre ats ▁to ▁the ▁opposition . ▁Wang ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁b ail . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Yu ▁and ▁other ▁D PP ▁polit icians ▁public ly ▁protest ed ▁Ma ▁Y ing - je ou ' s ▁meeting ▁with ▁Association ▁for ▁Rel ations ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it ▁Chair man ▁Chen ▁Y un lin . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Yu ' s ▁D PP ▁membership ▁was ▁susp ended ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁ful fill ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁qu ota . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Yu ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁Ts ai ▁Ing - wen ' s ▁New ▁Tai pe i ▁mayor al ▁campaign ▁team . ▁ ▁Though ▁there ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Yu ▁would ▁not ▁receive ▁D PP ▁backing ▁in ▁a ▁re e lection ▁bid , ▁Yu ▁was ▁listed ▁four teenth ▁on ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Progress ive ▁Party ' s ▁proportional ▁representation ▁party ▁list , ▁and ▁expected ▁to ▁win . ▁During