Data Center Backlash Grows Into Election-Year Fight

The data center era that's reshaping America

Nothing is driving more new U.S. economic investment or political volatility than data centers.Why it matters: They're the Great Subplot of 2026, THE topic animating the AI race and elections. Everyone needs to understand the size, scope and sentiment surrounding them.The big picture: It's almost impossible to wrap your brain around the scale of the cash dedicated to this buildout — now the biggest capital project in human history.The five bigge…

Politicians Now Compete Over Who Most Hates Data Centers

Both Democratic and Republican midterm candidates, attempting to keep up with voters’ opposition to data centers, are now competing to prove who hates them more.

Data center backlash grows into election-year fight

Congressional lawmakers of both parties are wary of finding themselves at odds with midterm voters on AI and the facilities powering it.

Letters: Amid investigations into data center deal, Meta sponsorship is distasteful

I was so excited to have a different news source when The Advocate came into the city, but your recent sponsorship with Meta is quite distasteful.

Most Republicans Now Talk Negatively About Data Centers

Washington Post: “In the past six months, Republicans’ public statements about data centers have turned sharply negative, according to a Washington Post analysis of thousands of social media posts and newsletters from hundreds of politicians from both major parties since April 2024.” “That shift follows a similar one made by Democrats, who have mostly focused […]