The better course for Rossi would have been to accept the voters decision and gracefully step out of the spotlight.
The Gore comparison is inappropriate since Gore never had the lead in FL. Dino DID have the lead in the first two counts. Gregoire's "victory" hinged on King County "finding" or recanvassing previously-rejected ballots 9 times. The problem? Why just recanvass the previously-rejected ballots of unemployed vagrants in district 1823?
Why not recanvass rejected fishermen's ballots in Greys Harbor County?
Why not reevaluate rejected ballots from Dutch dairy farmers in Whatcom County?
And why do residents "living" at the King County Elections office have MORE OF A RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR VOTES COUNTED THAN SOLDIERS FIGHTING ABROAD?
On these grounds alone - namely, USC 14th Ammendment - this case could be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What Dino is doing serves the greater good. Slinking away will not solve the problem long-term. Whether he becomes governor takes a back seat to fair elections in the future.