AI super PACs lost their biggest general election bet of the midterms
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AI-linked super PACs dropping $4.8M on a losing Senate race is a reminder that data center politics are now explicit—and not yet reliably predictive. For operators building or siting AI infra, local political risk and narrative management belong in the same folder as permits and power contracts.
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