[swilhelm73]

He won the vast majority - and the specific recounts that Gore wanted. Whether this counting would have come out the same way with a bunch of partisan Democrat hacks in a backroom doing the counting is a rather more dubious distinction of course.

The heart of the matter though is that frankly Bush won after the automated recount confirmed his status as winner. All the other recounts were in violation of Florida law - even if abetted by a rogue FL SC.

[DoughtyOne]

You just watch the Democrats use Ron Reagan. It's going to be a painful experience, but they'll run him until the wheels fall off, just to tarnish the namesake of Ronald Wilson Reagan. It won't work. Ron Reagan will end up a broken pip-squeak, crying because he sold out his dad's beliefs.

[aruanan]

All the other recounts were in violation of Florida law - even if abetted by a rogue FL SC.

He's talking about the recounts done by news organizations as well as groups such as the Pew Foundation. These were examinations of the ballots. They were not illegal recounts. They also discovered that Algore lost, no matter which way any recount that Algore could have wanted (in a few counties or statewide) was done.

[Wolverine]

"So what has changed?" said former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot, a Republican. "The only count that really counts is the one conducted under the rule of law."

 

Ashbrook Center - And the Winner Is... Still George Bush
Editorial discusses results from a recount by the Miami Herald showing that even with the most liberal standards favoring Gore, Bush still won the election in Florida.

 

PRESIDENT
CANDIDATE	VOTE TOTAL	PERCENT
BUSH (REP)	2911872	49%
GORE (DEM)	2910942	49%
NADER (GRN)	97419	2%
BUCHANAN (RFM)	17472	0%
BROWNE (LIB)	16102	0%
HAGELIN (NTL)	2274	0%
MOOREHEAD (WWD)	1815	0%
PHILLIPS (CST)	1378	0%
MCREYNOLDS (SOC)	618	0%
HARRIS (SW )	594	0%
% of precincts reporting: 100

 

Newspaper: Bush Would Have Won Florida - ABC News
Results of an unofficial analysis of the undervotes in Florida show that George W. Bush would have won even if hand-counted votes were accepted.