” as well as the major manual recount jointly conducted by the major mainstream media showed that Bush won.”
Again, i’m not sure what recount you are reffering to. There was recount done by The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. This was funded by : the AP CNN, WSJ, NYT WaPO the LA Times, , Chicago Tribune and some others.
The yfound “no matter what standard is used, after a recount of all uncounted votes, Gore would have been the victor.” (quote from wikipedia end of page on “2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida”)
now again, Gore did not request a statewide recount, and had the recount of the contested counties not been interrupted then bush would have won , so it isnt quite right to sya the supreme court handed bush the election.
however it is also wrong to say ““Every Florida count, official and unofficial, showed a Bush victory””