Old Guy,

it is not "what I wanted to hear." This is from one of the articles that YOU posted, claiming that Bush would have won:

"The unprecedented study of ballots that were cast but not counted offers Gore a frustrating point of consolation. More Florida voters clearly intended to vote for him than Bush. But their intentions were thwarted by imperfect voting machines, confusing ballots and fuzzy state law.

How do we know?

Nearly 3,690 ballots rejected as overvotes because of multiple marks revealed clear, unambiguous votes, according to the media analysis. But vague state law kept them from being counted -- and they favored Gore over Bush by a margin of more than 800.

Florida now has new election rules for hand-counting such ballots. Had the new rules been in place last year, Gore probably would have won the election."