<p>Gore request for recounts of all ballots in Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Volusia counties: Bush by 225</p>
<p>Standard as set by each county Canvassing Board during their survey: Gore by 171</p>
<p>Under Gore’s rules, Gore lost.</p>
<p>As for 2004, Bush won Ohio. Look at the exit polls. They were conducted by CNN and therefore immune to voter fraud from the secretary of state.</p>
<p>[CNN.com</a> Election 2004](<a href=“http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004//pages/results/states/OH/P/00/epolls.0.html]CNN.com”>CNN.com Election 2004)</p>
<p>Bush won, no matter what way you look at it.</p>