If Lien Chan can escape from Lee's shadow, the New Party would lose its original purpose, and members could possibly return to the KMT, restoring the two-party system that reigned before the NP was formed. Another significant possibility is that New Party members, who tend to support James Soong, could organize a brand-new political party with remnant Soong backers after the election.
至於新黨方面，如果連戰能脫離李登輝的影子，新黨失去「反李」的初衷，很可能會回歸國民黨，讓台灣真正走向「兩黨」政治，另一個極大的可能則是，新黨因在選戰中挺宋，而選後與宋楚瑜殘存勢力另組新政黨。