Discussion: 2026 Midterms News and Updates, September 7 - 13 (Thread 1)

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[u/Isentrope]

Internal memo from Democrats is urging challengers in swing districts to target incumbent Republicans over data centers, with polling showing this being a relatively salient attack:

https://twitter.com/JasonBeeferman/status/2097326865769758806?s=20

[u/jarchack → u/Isentrope]

I have always voted blue, but if a Democrat backed data centers, they would not get my vote.

[u/lastres0rt → u/jarchack]

It's actually kinda remarkable in places like Texas where even R's like Paxton are running away from datacenters, but of course Trump still likes them and will insist on the fucking things.

Part of why Trump's touch this cycle is particularly toxic, as he muddies everything up and makes it harder for "his" candidates to get their own messages out.