Following on these events, the way has been cleared for a run at the presidency by Chen. But Hsu, too, is hell-bent on being a candidate. The Hsu-Chen rift has cost the DPP one of its founders and has struck a blow to party harmony.
一來一往間，陳水扁的總統選戰之路已經鋪好，許信良則義無反顧地退黨參選，許陳之爭造成民進黨損失一員創黨元老，更使得黨內和諧受創。