So Gore Really Won? “One day after the Miami Herald published a story that prompted
national headlines about George W. Bush being the real winner in
Florida, the newspaper effectively recanted.

In a new story in Thursday’s editions, the Herald acknowledged what we also
pointed out: that a careful examination of the Herald’s own data would have
led to a conclusion that Al Gore was the choice of Florida voters under a
reasonable standard judging the “clear intent of the voters.”

The Herald’s data revealed that by looking at the so-called ‘undervotes’ in all
67 counties and counting various markings for president, Gore would have
won Florida and thus the presidency.” The Consortium