Gore had Florida in mind when he picked Lieberman IIRC - he thought Lieberman would appeal to the old folks in the state (which he probably did).
There were five states within a margin of 1% or less and Gore would four of them. A Graham pick would have likely put Florida in the bag but just a few thousand votes switching in IA, NM, WI and OR would have put Gore down to 261 electoral votes. Did Lieberman's "cultural conservatism" make the difference in those four states? Perhaps.
Good point. While, at the end, it came down to Florida, the election was hardly decided by FL only.
