Although this most stunning upset in modern presidential history has produced (and will produce) a thousand aftershocks, one of the most unlikely and important is that the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 is now open. He may start the 2020 race as the front-runner, but he still has lots of questions that need answering. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Gillibrand may be the most logical heir to Clinton in the 2020 field, but it remains to be seen whether that is a good thing. Sen.-elect Kamala Harris: Harris will not officially become a U.S. senator from California for more than a month, but she is already regarded as national-candidate material in four years. Harris also represents the largest and most Democratic state in the country, a huge financial launchpad to a presidential bid.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2016 16:11 UTC