The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door
The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door Jason Weisberger 1:00 pm Sat Jul 25, 2026 The xAI datacenter in Memphis. Photograph: Steve Jones/Flight by Southwings for Southern Environmental Law Center Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC. He is also losing Republican voters who do not want the industry's data centers in their communities.
- ▪The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door Jason Weisberger 1:00 pm Sat Jul 25, 2026 The xAI datacenter in Memphis.
- ▪Photograph: Steve Jones/Flight by Southwings for Southern Environmental Law Center Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC.
- ▪He is also losing Republican voters who do not want the industry's data centers in their communities.
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The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door Jason Weisberger 1:00 pm Sat Jul 25, 2026 The xAI datacenter in Memphis. Photograph: Steve Jones/Flight by Southwings for Southern Environmental Law Center Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC. He is also losing Republican voters who do not want the industry's data centers in their communities. One Florida county, Hernando, has already approved a one-year moratorium on data-center applications. Members of No Data Centers Hernando County want a permanent ban, not a planning timeout. Their protest was part of a Humans First campaign that staged 142 demonstrations across 42 states.
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