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The GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test.

A private memo from the Senate Republican campaign arm warns that opposition to data centers is hurting Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio and could make politicians elsewhere more reluctant to support new AI

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International Business Times· Aug 19, 3:19 PMThe GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test.

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