Crossfiled2 outlets · filed 4 November 2026
It Was a Data Center Election After All
A majority of voters told exit pollsters that data centers were a top issue for them during this election.
What the coverage shows
All three outlets frame data centers as a significant election issue, with Reason saying exit polls showed a majority of voters saw them as a top concern and ABC News calling them a key midterm issue. Vox goes further than the others, presenting data centers as election losers and focusing on a local Ohio measure as a possible model for tougher deals. ABC News is the only one to single out Texas in its extract.
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