By Ronald Brownstein, National JournalThis could go on for a while.
That was the overriding message from the dramatic comeback victories in the New Hampshire primary by Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Combined with the outcomes of the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire results leave the parties confronting similar situations. Each side faces the prospect of an extended nomination fight between candidates who have established clear demographic strongholds, but have not yet demonstrated enough strength to dislodge their opponents from their strongholds or to unite all the divergent elements of their party's coalition.
"If you look at the results that we have in, you have to say that there is a growing likelihood that this will go on past February 5," said GOP strategist Terry Nelson, the former campaign manager for McCain. "The underlying dynamic is that there is no candidate yet who has unified their party."
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