The real reason voters hate data centers so much

A protest against data centers in central Texas. | Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every week. Let’s get into it. One big idea: The data center backlash is a democracy story This week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged a small hurdle in his…