Data center backlash is everywhere. The biggest pro-AI group is getting ready to fight back.

Backlash against the nationwide data center buildout is threatening to shape the 2026 midterm elections.

Backlash against the nationwide data center buildout is threatening to shape the 2026 midterm elections. But the lead strategists behind one of the biggest pro-AI groups believe the political and policy fights around AI and data centers are merely “in the early innings” — and they’re eager to shape the next ones.

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