Bush being elected had nothing to do with the popular vote. The fight was over Florida -- not whether Bush should be elected even though he lost the popular vote. Had Bush won Florida by 100,000 votes, the Supreme Court wouldn't have been involved. Gore simply would have congratulated him (on election night) and Bush would have become (the legitimate) President elect. [Side note, here: the media actually initially reported that Florida went for Bush -- Gore then privately congratulated Bush -- the media then retracted their prediction -- Gore then retracted his congratulations]. Instead, the fight was over Florida -- not because a handful of votes could change the popular results (it couldn't) but because it could change the electoral results.

The Democrats are pissed not because Bush got elected despite getting fewer popular votes. The Democrats are pissed because the Supreme Court didn't allow a full recount for Florida. They are pissed because Florida disenfranchised many voters. The whole reason we are obsessed with how people in Florida were treated (and not, say Alabama) is because gaining a few million votes in Alabama wouldn't have mattered, while gaining a few dozen in Florida would have.

The arguments made by the author are sound. Your arguments are not (sorry).