Rise of the Robo-Candidates: The Year the Algorithms Won

By 2035, the first fully AI-generated political campaign will not only win a local election, but will also expose the absurdity of human-driven politics. Its perfectly crafted policies, flawlessly delivered speeches (no gaffes!), and uncanny ability to target voters with hyper-personalized messages will leave human politicians scrambling for relevance, leading to a wave of bewildered pundits declaring the end of traditional campaigning as we know it…and possibly the beginning of a surprisingly effective, if slightly unnerving, era of governance.