2026 年中期选举将决定唐纳德·特朗普总统在任期最后两年内的权力范围，并预示选民在 2028 年总统选举前关注的议题。虽然今年的竞选最可能以可负担性问题为主，但有若干影响科技行业的议题似乎已进入选民的视野。
The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election. While this year’s races are expected to be most broadly defined by affordability issues, there are several topics impacting the tech industry that appear to be on voters’ minds.
其中包括对数据中心的担忧，以及选民是否需要承担更高能源成本、人工智能安全和通过 Flock 快速扩张的监控技术的负担。还有如何对加州亿万富翁的财富征税的问题，这一议题推动了大量科技支出和旨在防止科技高管因投票措施通过而离开该州的创意股票结构。
Among them are concerns about data centers, and whether voters will have to bear the burden of higher energy costs, AI safety, and the rapid expansion of surveillance technology through Flock. There’s also the question of how to tax billionaires’ wealth in California, a topic that has driven heavy tech spending and creative stock class structures meant to keep tech executives from fleeing the state should a ballot measure pass.
下届国会可能继续探讨如何监管人工智能，并遏制数据中心的反弹等问题。该讨论如何展开，以及哪些科技 CEO 将被召至国会山作证，将取决于 11 月 3 日的选举结果。严峻天气正在影响全国部分选民。一台投票机扫描器问题正在影响纽约郊区。选举保护热线今晨已接到 3,000 通电话。司法部派遣 1,000 名选举监测员在每个州监视投票站。
The next Congress is likely to continue grappling with how to regulate AI, and stem the data center backlash, among other issues. How that conversation shapes up, and which tech CEOs are hauled to testify on Capitol Hill, will be shaped by the outcome of November 3rd. Severe weather is affecting some voters across the country. A ballot scanner issue is impacting a New York suburb. Election protection hotline has received 3,000 calls this morning.
加州 45 号提案可能隐藏了数据中心的漏洞。又一年选举，又一场科技公司战情室。
DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors to watch polls in every state. Prop 45 in California could be hiding a loophole for data centers Another election year, another tech company war room.
德州选民一致认为：他们讨厌数据中心。数据中心反弹正在团结美国。共和党政治家已拥抱反印度种族主义——这正在让他们失去选票。Meta 与马克·扎克伯格达成协议，阻止其因加州亿万富翁税而离开该州。
Voters in Texas agree: They hate data centers Data center backlash is uniting America Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes Meta made a deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg from leaving California over its billionaire tax.
特朗普向尼克·雪利支付 10,000 美元，并启动 2,500 万美元的欺诈悬赏计划。民主党人认为打击人工智能可能给他们带来优势。科技亿万富翁据报道已捐赠超过 3.4 亿美元，以对抗加州的财富税。埃隆·马斯克已向共和党中期选举工作捐款超过2.76亿美元中期选举将成为数据安全噩梦民主党预览若重掌大权将如何追究Ticketmaster和解案AI反弹正袭向选举
Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program Democrats think cracking down on AI could give them an edge Tech billionaires have reportedly donated over $340 million to fight a wealth tax in California. Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power AI backlash is coming for elections
