re: #88 ointmentfly

Exactly who confirmed that Gore won after a full recount? If I remember correctly, a few major papers finished the recounts and Gore lost.

en.wikipedia.org

The recount conducted by a consortium of various media outlets drew several conclusions. In all of the full and complete recounts, Gore was considered to be the victor. His margin of victory ranged anywhere from 171 to 60 based on what standard of intent was applied to ballots with dented chads, hanging chads and the like.

However, if a partialrecount was conducted using the standards that Gore pushed for in his lawsuit, Bush would have been considered the victor.

So, yes Bush could be considered the “victor” because if Gore had won his case, the partial recount would have confirmed his victory. However, the true complete recount found that Gore had indeed received more votes cast for him on election day.