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I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot init

The Guardian - US Politics and Instapundit describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot initiatives during midterms in major setback to AI bigwigs. Spring time for China, y’all.
The headline split The left frames it as "Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them". The right frames it as "I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 b...".
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Left / center-leftDatacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them

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Right / center-rightI GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot init

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InstapunditOpinion · Nov 5, 5:27 AM

I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot init

I GUESS WE KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE FRAUD THIS TIME: Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot initiatives during midterms in major setback to AI bigwigs. Spring time for China, y’all.

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The Guardian - US PoliticsNews report · Nov 5, 1:30 AM

Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them

Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections Track live results from all 50 states Send us your questions about the US m...

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