The GOP Wasn’t the Only Midterms Loser. Voters Slapped Data Centers With Limits.
A Truthout article reports that opposition to AI data centers became a major force in the 2026 midterms: voters passed 40 of 41 ballot measures restricting data centers across 13 states, and more than 500 jurisdictions had already approved bans or moratoriums. The article ties the backlash to races like Sherrod Brown's ouster of John Husted in Ohio and Gina Hinojosa's defeat of Greg Abbott in Texas, where Democratic candidates campaigned against data centers despite heavy tech-industry spending.
