Data Centers on the Ballot: AI Backlash Unites Voters Across Party Lines
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The fight over AI data centers is moving from local councils to the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West says public anger at the AI boom, flock cameras and tech companies is now crossing party lines. Voters from both sides are asking the same question: who really benefits when massive data centers come to town?