America was divided over the recounts The investigators suggest that if the same trend were repeated across the county, hundreds more illegal ballots could have been cast. The Miami Herald said anti-fraud rules were not always followed because some of the poll workers were so poorly trained that they did not know the verification procedures. Other possible causes were poll workers faced with constant engaged-tones when calling the Elections Department hotline, or feeling pressured by long queues. The Miami Herald's investigation into the Florida vote is expected to continue well into the New Year, possibly when George W Bush is already occupying the White House. But the paper's executive editor, Martin Baron, has said it is not intending to declare who it thinks should have been declared the winner.
People can come to their own conclusions.