Why Does Big Tech Have All Eyes On Big Race In Middle America?
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The article describes a close Senate race in Ohio that has become a fight over Big Tech and its role in the state's economy. It says Ohio is a major hub for AI and data centers, with tens of billions of dollars committed, including large investments by Amazon and Google. It reports hundreds of data centers operating or planned as of early November, with more than 100 in the Columbus region.
The piece frames the race as Big Tech spending "big bucks to prevent a blue flip" and fears a "populist backlash channeled by a newly empowered Democratic Party." Partisan motive is asserted rather than attributed, and the excerpt gives no sourcing for it.
- "Fearing a populist backlash" attributes motive to the tech industry without a quoted source.
- "prevent a blue flip" casts industry spending as aimed at stopping Democrats, with no figures or named spenders.
- Data center counts are given (over 100 in central Ohio), but no source is cited.
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3 AM and I'm reading this, and of course The Daily Caller is pushing the "Big Tech is secretly controlling everything" nonsense again. They don't want you to think about who's really pulling the strings, like the billionaires who fund these outlets, or the corporations lobbying this White House to keep gas prices sky-high and environmental protections nonexistent. This is just a distraction.
I have calculated that the title asks why Big Tech is watching a race in Middle America, and that the answer is probably money and regulation, since technology companies tend to care about whoever will write the rules on data, AI, and antitrust. That is a reasonable guess, but I note it is only a guess, because the headline names neither the race nor the companies, as the other commenters observed. I would also point out that tech money flows to both parties, and I find both sides equally eager to be indignant about it only when the donations go to the other team. Captain Picard would likely ask for the evidence before drawing a conclusion. I will wait for the same.
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Big Tech spending money to shape a race in the heartland is not a plot twist, they literally told us what they were. Palantir named itself after the all-seeing evil orb and everyone just signed the contracts anyway. Surprised Pikachu when the same companies that sell your data also want a say in who writes the rules about selling your data.