民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）正推动在数十个关键众议院选区投放广告，针对共和党候选人在人工智能和数据中心方面的记录发起攻击，随着中期选举临近，科技相关议题正获得新的重要性。科技监督项目首先与《国会山报》分享的一份报告指出，众议院民主党的官方竞选机构正寻求在其锁定的近一半选区中，将人工智能和数据中心作为重点。
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pushing for advertising targeting Republican candidates over their record on AI and data centers in dozens of key House races, as technology-related issues take on new significance in the midterm elections. In a report shared first with The Hill, the Tech Oversight Project noted that House Democrats' official campaign arm is seeking to put an emphasis on AI and data centers in almost half of the races it is targeting.
在DCCC的69个“红框”中——这些文件列出关键选区可能的讯息策略——有31个提到了共和党候选人此前对数据中心税收优惠的支持，以及对这一争议性人工智能基础设施开发商的投资和来自这些开发商的捐款。科技监督项目执行主任萨莎·霍沃思在一份声明中表示：“国会的权力平衡将首次由选民对大型科技公司和人工智能的看法来决定。”
Thirty-one out of the DCCC's 69 "redboxes," which lay out potential messaging in key races, mention GOP candidates' prior support for data center tax incentives, as well as investments in and contributions from developers of the controversial AI infrastructure. “For the first time, the balance of power in Congress will be determined by how voters feel about Big Tech and AI," Sacha Haworth, executive director of the Tech Oversight Project, said in a statement.
科技相关议题此前并不常上升到选举政治的前沿。但随着美国人对为支持人工智能而快速新建数据中心的推进日益警惕，这一议题在即将到来的中期选举中已成为更大的靶子。DCCC正在针对共和党现任议员如众议员伊莱·克兰（亚利桑那州）、比尔·休伊曾加（密歇根州）、布莱恩·斯泰尔（威斯康星州）和迈克·劳勒（纽约州）的选战中，突出数据中心相关的论点。
Tech-related issues have not often risen to the forefront of electoral politics. But as Americans are becoming increasingly wary of the push to rapidly build new data centers in support of AI, they have become a bigger target in the upcoming midterms. The DCCC is highlighting data center talking points in races against Republican incumbents like Reps. Eli Crane (Ariz.), Bill Huizenga (Mich.), Bryan Steil (Wis.) and Mike Lawler (N.Y.).
在休伊曾加的案例中，他们建议在密歇根州大急流城媒体市场投放“选民应该看到的强硬、有力的广告”，内容关于他支持“在密歇根州各地大举铺开数据中心”。对于斯泰尔，众议院民主党的竞选机构表示，“全选区选民，尤其是麦迪逊媒体市场的选民，需要读到关于这位国会议员如何”获得与数据中心开发商有关联的政治行动委员会支持的邮件。一些民主党候选人似乎已经收到了这一讯息。
In Huizenga's case, they suggest "voters should see aggressive, hard-hitting ads" in the Grand Rapids, Mich., media market about his support for "unleashing data centers across Michigan." For Steil, the House Democrats' campaign arm says "voters district wide, but especially in the Madison media market, need to read mail about how" the congressman has received support from PACs tied to data center developers. Some Democratic candidates appear to have received the message.
蒙大拿州众议员候选人萨姆·福斯特在一则广告中抨击其共和党对手亚伦·弗林特在人工智能和数据中心方面的记录。霍沃思补充说：“如果民主党重新掌控国会，他们就必须按照竞选时的承诺来执政：对大型科技公司挥剑，调查它们的腐败行为，并撤销共和党给予它们的补贴和好处。”
Montana House candidate Sam Forstag took aim at his Republican opponent Aaron Flint in an ad targeting his record on both AI and data centers. "If Democrats take back control of Congress, they need to govern how they campaigned: by putting Big Tech to the sword, investigating them for corruption, and rolling back the handouts and giveaways that Republicans gave them," Haworth added.