Data centers are bringing Americans together

Data centers are bringing Americans together

Protesters rally against data centers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 27, 2026. | Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images The data center backlash has entered the midterms conversation.  Politicians from across the spectrum have changed their minds — or at least their policy positions — about data centers in the past few months as public resistance  to their construction has skyrocketed. A major example is…