# The AI Backlash Uniting Voters

https://mins.news/en/video/123740

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-31 14:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndwoC6Tmbo

> Artificial intelligence is emerging as a political issue for the first time in this year’s US midterms. Much of the backlash targets the data centers needed to power AI, with communities from Michigan to Texas citing concerns over electricity costs, water use, jobs and local economies. Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says data centers have become a stand-in for broader fears about AI.

## Stories

- [US Republican Midterm Politics](https://mins.news/en/topic/us-republican-midterm-politics) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/us-republican-midterm-politics.md

## Related coverage

- [Midterms 2026: Georgians on the front lines of opposition to data centres](https://mins.news/en/item/124986) — France 24, 2026-11-02
- [Data centres on the ballot: Could AI infrastructure shape US midterms?](https://mins.news/en/video/124478) — France 24 English, 2026-11-01
- [Data centres on the ballot: Could AI infrastructure shape US midterms?](https://mins.news/en/item/124499) — France 24, 2026-11-01
- [Data centre backlash unites voters across party lines ahead of US midterms](https://mins.news/en/video/122109) — CNA, 2026-10-30