What are you talking about? The federal government did intervene and that's why the endless recounting was stopped. If it had been left to the states, the Florida supreme court would have had its way and stolen the election for Gore! Federalism isn't a suicide pact, people!
Wrong. The only intervention by “the feds” was to tell the Florida Supreme Court it didn’t have the jurisdiction to overturn the state legislatures laws (and county laws) on elections. Once the state of Florida certified the votes it was over.
Gore moved to overturn that in the Florida Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court, in three decisions (first 9-0, second 7-2 and the last 5-4), asked “what the heck do you think you are doing”.
Presidential elections and how they are conducted is a clear federal issue that’s in the Constitution. It clearly leaves the process to the state legislatures and NOT THE COURTS!