For What It Is Worth...

"While it's arguable that Bush 'would have' won more votes had the halted partial recounts continued, that's just part of the story. As all outlets conceded further along--whether in the subtitle, a few paragraphs down or a separate article--Gore 'might have' won if all rather than some of the uncounted votes had been examined. More important, they found that all evidence pointed to a simple and dramatic truth: A plurality of voters entered the polling place intending to vote for Gore. This reality was heavily obscured by generally pro-Bush headlines and misleading articles; in many cases, readers would have been better off skipping the stories and going straight to the accompanying charts."

Who Won the Election? Who Cares?