‘Cost Me the Election’: Data Centers Trigger Voter Backlash 64.1%
Newsweek - By Joe Edwards - 6/25/2026, 9:47 AM
Negativity Bias 73.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 32.6% - Framing Effect 25.5%
A wave of voter anger over massive data center projects is beginning to reshape U.S. politics, with local officials and senior lawmakers losing elections after backing controversial developments tied to the artificial intelligence boom. In Utah on Wednesday, State Senate President J. Stuart Adams—one of the most powerful Republicans in... more