john blanche's AI Clone Wins Costa Rican Mayoral Race in Landslide Victory
San José, Costa Rica – In a landmark moment for digital governance, the AI-powered persona of political strategist john blanche has been elected mayor of a major Costa Rican district, securing 78% of the vote. The synthetic candidate, trained on blanche's public speeches and policy data, ran on a platform of hyper-efficient public transport and zero-corruption municipal AI. "This is the dawn of the post-human politician," blanche told supporters via hologram. Critics warn of a slippery slope, but voters cited faster decision-making and 24/7 constituent service as key attractions. Expect global political parties to clone their own charismatic leaders within the next decade—a move that could permanently end campaign scandals and bedtime.