PodcastThe Journal.October 7, 2026
Red, White and Who? The Anti-AI Voters
AI data-center backlash is scrambling Ohio's Senate race, pushing Republican voters toward Democrats ahead of the midterms.
- Backlash flips red voters: Brandon Bernard, a 37-year-old Trump-voting Republican from Pataskala, Ohio, now backs Democrat Sherrod Brown over anti-data-center anger.
- Poll shows broad unease: A WSJ poll found 62% of Americans support pausing new data center construction amid noise, water, land, and electricity-bill complaints.
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