False. EVERY study has shown that a full state recount would have won Bush an even bigger % of the vote. But yes, Gore only wanted to count his Democrat counties.
No. A full state recount, under every circumstance wouldn've been a Gore victory. Any of the recounts that Gore wanted would've been a Bush victory. Read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_US_Presidential_Election#The_Florida_Ballot_Project_recountsThe results:
(This table looks like crap, check out the link)
Review Method Winner
Review of All Ballots Statewide (Never Undertaken)
Standard as set by each county Canvassing Board during their survey Gore by 171
Fully punched chads and limited marks on optical ballots Gore by 115
Any dimples or optical mark Gore by 107
One corner of chad detached or optical mark Gore by 60
Review of Limited Sets of Ballots (Initiated But Never Completed)
Gore request for recounts of all ballots in Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Volusia counties Bush by 225
Florida Supreme Court of all undervotes statewide Bush by 430
Florida Supreme Court as being implemented by the counties, some of whom refused and some counted overvotes as well as undervotes Bush by 493
Certified Result (Official Final Count)
Recounts included from Volusia and Broward only Bush by 537
