Data center debacle is already roiling midterms — and AI companies may need to share the wealth to fix it

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Data centers have quickly become a political liability for the entire AI industry — and any elected officials backing them, making it a bipartisan bête noire heading into the 2026 midterms. No wonder AI insiders are scrambling to turn the controversial infrastructure into something positive. This week, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace called for a one-year freeze on new data centers in South Carolina. In St. Charles, Missouri, a bipartisan city council went even further, voting 7-1 to ban them