At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council member’s fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.
Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn
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Data centers have become a key issue in midterm elections, with growing political and community opposition affecting projects.
- Data centers and AI are now major topics in midterm elections.
- Over $200 billion in data center projects were delayed or blocked in 2026.
- States like Virginia and New York are considering more regulations on data centers.
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