Paul V McNutt
Banned
What if Puerto Rico had not voted for statehood in 1993? Without Puerto Rico's electoral votes President Gore would have lost the 2000 election. He would have lost due to the disputed Florida recount. If you recall the litagation over the Florida recount went all the way to the Supreme Court. ITTL five unelected conservative Supreme Court Justices would have given George W Bush the White House rather then just reducing Gore electoral vote margin as they did OTL. Bush, who as governor, showed the ability to work accross party lines, would, like John Quincy Adams and Rutherford B Hayes, faced an opposition angry over being robbed. sSince most of the Democratic base would have seen Gore as the rightful predident, he would have won the 2004 nomination. Who would have won the rematch of 2004.