Democrats who campaigned on halting or restricting data-centre construction won governorships in Texas, Georgia and Ohio in the midterms on Tuesday, 3 November. The FT reads this as a rejection of Trump's AI build-out push; Bloomberg reports CoreWeave bonds fell to new lows.
Rapid construction of data centres for artificial intelligence has drawn local opposition over land, power and cost. President Donald Trump and the AI industry back fast expansion, while a growing number of Democratic candidates and local campaigners want projects paused or restricted.
Democrats who promised to halt or restrict data-centre construction won governorships in Texas, Georgia and Ohio on Tuesday. Bloomberg reports that CoreWeave bonds fell to new lows.