Could it have been America?

A lot of liberal democrats like to say things like "Bush stole the presidency," and that he wasn't really elected to his office, because of the closeness of the Gore/Bush vote. However, it is interesting to watch a close vote occur in Mexico, and the ramifications of that vote. Could America have descended into that kind of anarchy? Would Gore have ever threatened to set up a parallel government? I hope others would agree that even the imperfect solution of having Bush as president is better than the kind of conflict that might occur in Mexico for the next six years.