围绕数据中心的反对浪潮异常猛烈。少数几场竞选将检验这种反对情绪能否转化为选票。
The data center backlash has been ferocious. A handful of contests will test whether it translates into votes.
数据中心已成为政治上的凝固汽油弹。选举日将展示这一情绪扩散到了多远。
Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread.
这些超级计算枢纽是中期选举中的统合力量，激发了跨越整个政治光谱的选民潜藏的末日悲观情绪。
The supercomputing hubs are the unifying force of the midterms, triggering the latent doomerism of voters across the political spectrum.
共和党的“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）基本盘担心人工智能赋能的监控。环保人士认为它们在让地球燃起大火。得克萨斯州农村地区的农民担心这些设施会吞噬宝贵的水资源。从田纳西州孟菲斯到艾奥瓦州林恩县的社区领袖，都在将那些向其社区排放污浊空气、同时攫取创纪录利润的科技巨头妖魔化。
Republicans’ MAGA base fears AI-powered surveillance. Environmentalists see them lighting the planet on fire. Farmers in rural Texas worry the facilities will guzzle precious water resources. And community leaders from Memphis, Tennessee, to Linn County, Iowa, are villainizing the tech titans blowing dirty air into their neighborhoods while reaping record profits.
“毫无疑问，在本届选举周期中，数据中心成了时下的‘洪水猛兽’，”亚利桑那州的共和党顾问巴雷特·马尔森说。
“Data centers are the boogeyman du jour in this election cycle. There’s no doubt about it,” said Barrett Marson, a Republican consultant in Arizona.