Gore Loses (Enough, Already)

By Stephen M. Silverman

05/12/1998 at 12:00 AM EDT

An independent study conducted for three newspapers has concluded that former Vice President Al Gore would have gained only 49 votes in Florida's Miami-Dade County -- that's after even the most-dimpled chads were counted -- and therefore would not have gathered enough votes to defeat George W. Bush, after all. USA TODAY, The Miami Herald and the Knight Ridder Newspapers chain conducted the investigation. For those who might have forgotten, the general election was held on Nov. 7.