Reply #25: Link here: The media reports of the recount of the whole state were spun by the media to

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stories of partial recounts once it became clear that Gore had won (remember the delay in releasing the report that was needed to agree on how this bad for corporate America news was going to written up). Many of us screamed about the Miami Times running a 3 day long article that only near the end of the 3rd day reported the Gore won the total state recount in all 3 versions of the media's "how to count the votes" procedures.

But remember - somehow even though under court order, the Florida GOP managed to "lose" some votes before the media recount - but not enough as it turned out.

http://www.aei.org/docLib/20040526_KeatingPaper.pdf


Table 1
Candidate Outcomes Based on Potential Recounts in Florida Presidential Election 2000

Review of All Ballots Statewide (Never Undertaken)
Review Method...................................Winner.................... Margin of Victory

Standard as set by each county Canvassing.......Gore....................... 171 votes

Board during their survey
Fully punched chads and limited marks on.........Gore........................115 votes

optical ballots
Any dimples or optical mark.......................Gore................. 107 votes

One corner of chad detached or optical mark.......Gore...................... 60 votes



Review of Limited Sets of Ballots (Initiated But Never Completed)

Review Method.............................. Winner ............. Margin of Victory

Gore request for recounts of all ballots in
Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Volusia counties.....Bush..........225 votes


Florida Supreme Court of all undervotes
statewide........................................Bush...........430 votes

Florida Supreme Court as being implemented
by the counties, some of whom refused and
some counted overvotes as well as
undervotes.......................................Bush.......... 493 votes



Certified Result (Official Final Count)

Recounts included from Volusia and
Broward only................................Bush.................537 votes