GOP's data center PR crisis has Musk opening his wallet even wider
Republicans are quietly panicking over AI data centers becoming a midterm liability, with an NRSC memo basically begging AI companies and PACs to bankroll the cleanup after Democrats hammered a GOP Senate candidate in Ohio over the issue. Only 27% of Americans want a data center near them, per Gallup, worse than nuclear plants. Enter Elon Musk, reportedly doubling his planned midterm spending to $200 million, on top of AI PACs like Leading the Future ($140M raised) and Anthropic's $40M donation, as tech money floods in to save the GOP's data center narrative.
Nothing says grassroots democracy like billionaires crowdfunding your image problem.