This Democratic Nominee for Governor Refuses to Condemn Data Centers

You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free. Inside Washington The nationwide backlash to data centers has become so widespread that it’s even hard to find Republican politicians who openly embrace them—w

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.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said AI data centers have “dug their own grave” by not working in collaboration with local governments. Abbott said, “What we’ve been focused on is responding to concerns that have been raised

Abbott recently announced his state would halt approvals for proposed data centers while regulators conduct a comprehensive audit.

Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development — just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.