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How they overlap
Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on data center that mention midterm election.
14.0% of the 57 articles on data center also mention midterm election, as do 1.4% of the 584 articles on midterm election.
- Left-leaning4 of 28 articles
- 14.3%
- Least biased0 of 9 articles
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning4 of 20 articles
- 20.0%
Who picked it up when
Washington Examiner mentioned it first (Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed 25 hours later. No least biased outlet mentioned it.
One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
8 articles mention data center and midterm election in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | US Data Centers Face Midterms Test, AI Demand RiskBloomberg Data centers have become a major issue in the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the US. While federal regulation on limiting new build is a longshot due to President Donald Trump’s opposition, states may still use their control over power markets and permitting rules to respond to popular backlash. BNEF's Lead US Policy Analyst, Derrick Flakoll joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg) | 0.85● | |
| The Wall Street Journal | The Four Places Where the Midterms Will Decide the Fate of Data CentersThe Wall Street Journal New moratoriums and restrictions would threaten the sector that is powering the AI boom. | 0.80● | |
| NewsNation | Texas agriculture commissioner: GOP could pay price for data center pushNewsNation A longtime Trump supporter says rising costs, data centers and frustration in farm country could hurt Republicans at the ballot box. | 0.55 | |
| NPR | How data centers became a bipartisan political issue in WisconsinNPR Data centers are a big issue across the country. As midterms approach, many look to the swing state of Wisconsin for lessons for how that issue could play out nationally. | 0.70 | |
| CNBC | Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with itCNBC A new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election. | 0.60 | |
| The Guardian | How tech became the villain of the US midtermsThe Guardian Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big tech How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions The campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream that suddenly turns sludge-brown as two concrete datacenters slam onto its banks. Another facility thuds down on a peaceful suburban park, and two more crush-green pastures as an ominous soundtrack to a disaster movie blares overtop. “They’re coming for our rivers. Our neighborhoods. Our farmland,” a deep-voiced narrator says. “Because Brent Taylor wrote the law allowing datacenters to take over Tennessee.” Continue reading... | 0.80 | |
| The Wall Street Journal | Trump Says Data Centers Must Provide Their Own ElectricityThe Wall Street Journal The move is the president’s latest attempt to address widespread opposition to the AI boom ahead of the midterm elections. | 0.55 | |
| Washington Examiner | Voters will decide on more than 40 data center ballot measures amid rising backlashWashington Examiner Voters across the country in this year’s midterm elections will decide on ballot initiatives to slow down development or issue guardrails for data centers, which have seen sharply increasing public backlash. President Donald Trump has pushed for data center development, arguing they are necessary in order to win the artificial intelligence race against China. However, […] | 0.70 |
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Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for data center and that keyword instead of midterm election, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 703 |
| CNBC | 0.3% | 1 | 320 |
| NPR | 0.9% | 1 | 107 |
| Bloomberg | 0.3% | 1 | 371 |
| NewsNation | 0.6% | 1 | 157 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.3% | 1 | 324 |
| The Wall Street Journal | 2.8% | 2 | 71 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning4 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased0 of 8 sources
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.3%
Lean index +1.7: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
1 source has no MBFC bias score and is not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.