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While polling finds that pocketbook issues are likely to be top of voters’ minds
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo in August warning that Democrat Sherrod Brown, running for Senate in Ohio, was hitting his opponent, Senator Jon Husted, so hard on data centers that it could tip the outcome of the race, calling it “a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle.” Brown has…
Key facts
- At least 20 candidates in the 36 gubernatorial races have promised to enact some kind of data center moratorium if elected, according to research from Multistate
- From surveillance and DOGE to Big Tech money and religious extremism, the midterms have never been more WIRED
- Senate Democrats have taken up Brown’s cause, torpedoing a bill sponsored by Husted and modeled after the White House’s ratepayer protection pledge, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling the bill “toothless
- All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs, and data centers have become flash points in dozens of races across the country
Summary
Welcome back to Power Play! From surveillance and DOGE to Big Tech money and religious extremism, the midterms have never been more WIRED. The opposition is bipartisan, with many Republicans making a rare break from President Donald Trump. While polling shows that pocketbook issues are likely to be top of voters’ minds, data centers are a potent-enough issue that they could swing tight races—and ultimately tip the balance of power in Congress.