"The Alpha-level villain, Romulus "Haruspex" Pax, was the long-time head of the international Villainy Syndicate before the Heroes disappeared. With them gone, the Villainy Syndicate found themselves virtually unchallenged. What's more, they found themselves moving toward a very different role in society.
Six months after the Heroes disappeared, and two and a half months before the election, Romulus Pax declared his candidacy for the office of President of the United States.
He won, in a landslide."
I think I've sketched out the contours of the setting this takes place in. This is very very good fun.