That's because he was "selected" and not "elected" (at least according to the mythology of the ACORN set).
Selected, not elected.
I just about blew up at work recently when I heard a left winger say that. I am silent no more.
I told him the vote count never changed, and they never found the votes that gore needed to win, no matter how many times it was counted. That every major newspaper was looking to get the votes for gore, and they never got them. That the supreme court said they had to stop counting.
I told him third world dictators recount until they win. We dont.