Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in Nevada caucuses marred by late charges of dirty politics.
"We've got a long way to go," McCain told The Associated Press in an interview. He quickly predicted that his victory in the first southern primary would help him next week when Florida votes, and again on Feb. 5 when more than two dozen states hold primaries and caucuses.
Republican presidential candidate and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) greets supporters during a campaign stop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 18, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
Republican presidential candidate and US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) greets a supporter outside a polling station during a campaign in Charleston, South Carolina January 19, 2008.
(Joshua Lott/Reuters)
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