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Florida: there was no clear winner. Frustrating as it seems, no one really knows the answer as to who really won. The media consortium determined that had the recount continued in the way Gore requested, Bush would have probably prevailed.
But if a full statewide recount were conducted, Gore probably would have won. (BTW, the media consortium included lefty rags like the Wall Street Journal.)
Will of the people: in my mind, he/she with the most votes should win, because that demonstrates the will of the people, doesn't it? And I wonder had GWB and Trump both lost with the majority of votes whether the Electoral College would still be in place today.