He won the vast majority - and the specific recounts that Gore wanted. Whether this counting would have come out the same way with a bunch of partisan Democrat hacks in a backroom doing the counting is a rather more dubious distinction of course.
The heart of the matter though is that frankly Bush won after the automated recount confirmed his status as winner. All the other recounts were in violation of Florida law - even if abetted by a rogue FL SC.
You just watch the Democrats use Ron Reagan. It's going to be a painful experience, but they'll run him until the wheels fall off, just to tarnish the namesake of Ronald Wilson Reagan. It won't work. Ron Reagan will end up a broken pip-squeak, crying because he sold out his dad's beliefs.
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CANDIDATE | VOTE TOTAL | PERCENT | |
BUSH (REP) | 2911872 | 49% | |
GORE (DEM) | 2910942 | 49% | |
NADER (GRN) | 97419 | 2% | |
BUCHANAN (RFM) | 17472 | 0% | |
BROWNE (LIB) | 16102 | 0% | |
HAGELIN (NTL) | 2274 | 0% | |
MOOREHEAD (WWD) | 1815 | 0% | |
PHILLIPS (CST) | 1378 | 0% | |
MCREYNOLDS (SOC) | 618 | 0% | |
HARRIS (SW ) | 594 | 0% | |
% of precincts reporting: 100 |