[Hugin]

that pretense took a hit in 2000 by the vote in Bush v. Gore, the core of which was decided 5-4, with the conservative justices (including Kennedy) voting in favor of Bush’s argument and the liberal justices voting in favor of Gore’s.

No it wasn't, it was a 7-2 decision. Breyer and Souter said there should ideally be a recount, but there wasn't enough time in any case.

[Verginius Rufus]

Not to mention that when the recounting was done, it turned out that Bush had won Florida’s electoral votes anyway. They never mention that detail.