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Was the recount of Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election so important?

A.The recount would narrow the race to just two candidates.
B.Florida has the most electoral votes out of the fifty states.
C.It was the first time a recount for a presidential election was allowed.
D.The candidate who won the Florida electoral votes would win the election.

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D, whoever won the Florida votes, would be the president. Gore won the electoral votes, but Bush winning after a mandatory recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court, making Bush win the Presidency.
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