Republican, Democratic strategists react to data centers becoming a huge voting issue

Republican and Democratic voters are slamming data centers being built in their communities as they prepare to take their concerns to the polls. Political strategists Harrison Fields and Sam Newton join with their take.

The AI backlash is now hitting the six Senate races that Cook Political Report rates as toss-ups heading into November.

President Donald Trump on Friday said it’s no issue if Republican lawmakers and candidates disagree with him on regulating data centers, something his preferred candidates and allies have taken an opposing stance on. Speaking with reporters outside Air Force One before heading to South Carolina, the president was asked

Trump says 'OK' if Republicans oppose contentious data centers  USA Today

Trump says he’s all for data centers, despite Republican concerns  CNN

Stickney officials say they oppose construction of a data center at the site of the now-closed Hawthorne Race Course, which closed down last month after 135 years of horse racing. On Thursday, the village’s board of trustees voted unanimously to block any data center proposals. The moratorium states the village won’t a

Data center moratoria threaten union jobs, tax revenue and AI innovation while ceding ground to Beijing, a Democrat argues against blanket opposition.

Both the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo Tuesday suggesting that, if incumbent Republican Ohio Sen. Jon Husted loses his upcoming election against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the Republican Party’s position on data centers is to blame. The memo, as Axios reported, says that “the data center br

Six senators, led by Amy Klobuchar, want to know what caused a nearly 500% overstatement in weekly beef export sales last month

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats question USDA about data errors, staff losses  Reuters

The industry “could use a little public relations help,” President Donald Trump acknowledged. But his party is moving with the tide.

Result tees up marquee race in US midterm elections, which could decide if Republicans or Democrats control Senate Incumbent Dan S Sullivan, the US senator, advanced in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary race for his seat on Tuesday alongside Mary Peltola, a former Democratic congresswoman. With the top four candidates movin

GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola Advance In Alaska Primary (CORRECTION)  HuffPost