GOP candidates have sprinted to get in line with voter skepticism about data centers as they emerge as a top midterms issue. “It’s all full-on fever pitch now,” one strategist said.A protest against artificial intelligence outside Winchester Hall in Frederick, Md., last month.Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAug. 24, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTAs recently as last month, Republicans in some of this fall’s biggest races publicly expressed skepticism about the growing backlash to data center development.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Republicans wrestle with data center backlash as Trump promotes the benefits
GOP candidates have sprinted to get in line with voter skepticism about data centers as they emerge as a top midterms issue. “It’s all full-on fever pitch now,” one strategist said.
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