A Today, Explained episode examines OpenAI's rebranding of data centers as "compute campuses" after the 2026 midterms, where 40 of 41 local ballot initiatives limited the data center buildout. Interviewed from a Texas listening tour, OpenAI's Chris Lehane defends the company's community-first projects and backs legislation imposing a "speed limit" on AI, and sees a strong chance AI becomes the 2028 presidential election's defining issue.