Paul V McNutt
Banned
The POD is a massive hurricane strikes New Orleans in August 2004. He ends the war in Iraq. He does not have good coattails, so there is still a Republican Congress in 2005 -2007 and with a Democrat in the White House, 2006 is not a good Democratic year. With an unfriendly Congress, he cannot get a health care package passed. There is no Kerry Care. With the economic collapse of 2008, he loses and is a one term president. Since Hillary did not run in 2008 ITTL, McCain does not pick Sarah Palin as his running mate. The McCain Pawlenty ticket wins. Kerry most lasting legacy is the Supreme Court. Souter and Stevens retire. More importantly Rehnquist still dies. So beginning with the 2005 term there is a 5-4 liberal Supreme Court. It could be 6-3 if Sandra Day O Conner still retires. If her Alzheimer's husband was that much of burden she might despite the Democratic president. I know he would want to pick the first Hispanic Justice so Sonia Sotomeyer would get on the court. I would hope he would pick Jennifer Granholm as the the new Chief Justice. I think Diane Wood, Obama runner up pick might get on the court. It could be Elena Kagan, if as Dean of the Harvard Law School she gets Kerry's attention. Citizen's United goes the other way. In 2013, the Voting Rights Act is affirmed.