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Midterm Races Could Reshape US Data Center Politics

Original: These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are tryi

Across the United States, candidates in upcoming midterm elections — from Senate contests to governors' races — are competing to position themselves as most opposed to data center development. Wired reports that the political fate of data centers will hinge on these races, as local backlash over energy use, water consumption and land pushes politicians in both parties toward anti-data-center stances.

Why now: Data center growth, driven by the AI boom, has become a contested issue ahead of the US midterm elections.

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• These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US. https://www. wired.com/story/midterm-races-… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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