Excuse me, but that is a seriously flawed estimate.
Of the many recounting methods that the media sponsored, one of them involved counting "overvotes" -- where more than one contestant had been voted for. The counters were charged with trying to guess which contestant the voter really intended to vote for.
Sometimes it was obvious. Sometimes not. But calling this method a "Gore win" is totally misleading as such ballots are NEVER counted -- nor did any of the parties ask they be counted, nor would even SCOFLA have endorsed such a count.
Well, any way you cut it, Bush has not turned out to be the most popular president. Then again, presidents shouldn’t run for a popularity contest they are elected to be leaders. As I pointed out, I like Bush the man but I really can’t muster a good opinion of Bush the president because, except for a brief period after 9-11, he has not been a leader, IMO. And, should Obama become the 44th chief executive, I really am going to blame Bush for the defeat of McCain/Palin because the Dims are savy enough to realize that if they can make McCain into Bush, as they are trying to, Obama wins.