The Data Center Revolt: How America's Bipartisan Hatred of AI Infrastructure Became the Midterms' Hottest Issue

America's revolt against AI data centers has crossed from NIMBY grumbling into a full-blown bipartisan political crisis — and it could become the single biggest bottleneck for the AI industry's next phase of growth.

Evidence For

• 71% of Americans oppose new data center construction in their communities, according to a May Gallup survey — surpassing peak opposition to nuclear power plants (63%) and ranking data centers as one of the most disliked infrastructure projects in...