{"id":36938,"date":"2026-08-10T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36938"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:21:02","slug":"moderate-democrats-scramble-to-block-a-socialist-from-winning-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36938","title":{"rendered":"Moderate Democrats Scramble to Block a Socialist From Winning in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<p><h2 id=\"a-i-data-center-backlash\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 font-editorial text-black-coffee text-mobile-h2 lg:scroll-mt-28 lg:text-h2 mb-4\"><strong>A.I. Data Center Backlash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Take the open question of data centers. Wisconsin\u2019s cooler climate and hardened infrastructure make it an attractive location for the A.I. hubs. But it\u2019s a clunker with the public, especially among Democrats. Marquette Law School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/today.marquette.edu\/2026\/07\/marquette-law-school-poll-finds-almost-half-of-democratic-primary-voters-undecided-amid-rapid-shifts-in-the-race-for-the-gubernatorial-nomination\/\" target=\"undefined\">polling<\/a> has been instructive for candidates in the region. Among Wisconsin Democrats, the notion that the costs outweigh the benefits of data centers has grown from 56% in October of last year to 88% last month. Among all voters in Wisconsin, that shift has been from 55% to 76%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Hong, recognizing the potency of the issue, has called for a statewide moratorium on data centers, branding her policy &#8220;Control-Alt-Delete.\u201d That position may be the key to her surprising strength heading into Election Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Crowley\u2019s position, meanwhile, is less restrictive but still skeptical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cAll data centers are not all created equal,\u201d Crowley says. \u201cOur job is to make sure that these data centers are paying their way, that they&#8217;re paying for the full energy costs, that they&#8217;re paying for the infrastructure and grid upgrades. Heck, I think that they should be subsidizing our energy users across the entire state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A.I. Data Center Backlash Take the open question of data centers. Wisconsin\u2019s cooler climate and hardened infrastructure make it an attractive location for the A.I. hubs. But it\u2019s a clunker with the public, especially among Democrats. Marquette Law School\u2019s polling has been instructive for candidates in the region. 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