A special mini episode with Brent Buchanan and Nick Weinstein breaking down how fast data centers went from a niche local issue to a national political fight. Awareness has spread widely without any change in how close voters actually live to one. A key takeaway: proximity builds support, not opposition. Voters nearest to real data centers are the most positive based on our data, while the erosion is happening among people with no direct experience to ground the fear against. Which means the fight is won or lost on trust built before the opposition organizes, not after.
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