So who won in South Carolina?

John McCain

With Huckabee close behind John McCain pulled off a victory which he was not able to do in 2000 against Bush. Does this mean he is the now the Frontrunner? Well it sure gives him the advantage but there still is clearly no Frontrunner in the GOP race. It is now on to Florida where McCain, Romney, and Guiliani will fight it out in the next 10 days. If McCain pulls off another win in Florida, he can be pretty confident that he will be the GOP frontrunner to face Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama.

Here are some great articles on the South Carolina Primary:

McCain wins South Carolina

John McCain won South Carolina’s Republican primary Saturday, rebounding from his loss earlier this week in Michigan and establishing himself as the leader for now in the still-uncertain GOP race. Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney were in a close duel for third place.

McCain’s narrow victory over Mike Huckabee came on a busy campaign day that also saw caucuses held across the country in Nevada.

McCain Defeats Huckabee, Rest of Pack in South Carolina Republican Primary

John McCain took the early lead in the South Carolina primary Saturday and never lost it.

With 93 percent of precincts reporting, McCain had 33 percent and Mike Huckabee, 30 percent. Fred Thompson had 16 percent, and Mitt Romney had 15 percent. Ron Paul was polling at 4 percent and Rudy Giuliani at 2 percent. Duncan Hunter, fairing poorly in both Nevada and South Carolina on Saturday, was returning to San Diego and planned to drop out, FOX News learned.

A win for McCain could be a big boost going into the Florida primary Jan. 29 and Super Tuesday Feb. 5, when 24 states hold a variety of primaries and caucuses for both parties. There has been no breakaway front-runner in the GOP race — Huckabee won the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, while McCain won the Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary. Romney won lower-profile contests in Wyoming, Michigan and Nevada, but leads the delegate count.