Bush stole the election = an array of things
1. street barricades on election day
2. minorities bullied away from the polling booth
3. fighting the recounts which were of course the only way since the election was a "tie"
4. Buchanan's mistake votes should have been counted for Gore.
5. Supreme Court could have allowed the last recounts in progress, or at least given them one more chance.
There is no reason for them to lend credence to the after-the-fact recounts. And wasn't there one configuration that favored Gore?