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How concerns about AI became an important midterms issue, with candidates adding AI and data center policies to their websites in ~40% of races across the US (Washington Post)
Washington Post: How concerns about AI became an important midterms issue, with candidates adding AI and data center policies to their websites in ~40% of races across the US — Across the United State
Washington Post: How concerns about AI became an important midterms issue, with candidates adding AI and data center policies to their websites in ~40% of races across the US — Across the United States, political candidates are grappling with an issue that has never before featured widely in American political life: artificial intelligence.
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Source: Techmeme | 2026-08-16