Reply #28: he's referring to the "Consortium"

[Enrique]

that is, a study by the University of Chicago's NORC research organization, sponsored by a consortium of news organizations including the NYT.

Here are the results under their various scenarios:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_recount#Result

Review of All Ballots Statewide (never undertaken)
• Standard as set by each county Canvassing Board during their survey Gore by 171
• Fully punched chads and limited marks on optical ballots Gore by 115
• Any dimples or optical mark Gore by 107
• One corner of chad detached or optical mark Gore by 60

Review of Limited Sets of Ballots (initiated but not completed)
• Gore request for recounts of all ballots in Broward, Miami-Dade,
Palm Beach, and Volusia counties Bush by 225
• Florida Supreme Court of all undervotes statewide Bush by 430
• Florida Supreme Court as being implemented by the counties,
some of whom refused and some counted overvotes as well as undervotes Bush by 493
Unofficial recount totals
• Incomplete result when the Supreme Court stayed the recount (December 9, 2000) Bush by 154


Certified Result (official final count)
• Recounts included from Volusia and Broward only Bush by 537