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Data Centers Become Unlikely Flashpoint, Dividing Republicans and Energizing Democrats in Minnesota Midterms

Ammar Sabilarrohman By Ammar Sabilarrohman
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September 11, 2026
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WASHINGTON D.C. & MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A potent and unexpected political fault line has emerged in the lead-up to this year’s midterm elections: the construction of data centers. What once seemed a purely infrastructural or economic concern has…