If there was a statewide recount, Gore won the election. 如果全国范围内每处都重新计票,戈尔将赢得选举。
But, he adds, imagine America had had ranked choice in2000, when neither George Bush junior nor Al Gore won a majority; the second choices of Ralph Nader's supporters would have picked the winner. 他补充道,但是想像如果美国早在小布什和阿尔戈尔都没有赢得多数第一选择投票的2000年就采用了优先选择投票制,拉尔夫·纳德的第二选票支持者或许就选出了当初大选的优胜者。
I heard Gore has won the general election. 听说戈尔赢得了大选。
However, it is also possible that Al Gore would have won the recount and that political pressure would have then forced a Bush concession. 然而也可能阿尔·戈尔胜诉,当时的政治压力促使布什让步。