{"id":2588,"date":"2026-08-15T17:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:09:44","slug":"data-centers-are-defining-the-wisconsin-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"Data Centers Are Defining the Wisconsin Governor\u2019s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Wisconsin hates data centers. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the state\u2019s Republican gubernatorial nominee, wants voters to think his Democratic opponent doesn\u2019t.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2582\">Five Takeaways From the Commanders\u2019 Preseason Win Over the Dolphins<\/a><\/p><p>Tiffany entered the general governor\u2019s race this week by claiming in a series of social media posts that Democratic candidate David Crowley wants to subsidize artificial intelligence facilities \u2014 even as the House Republican avoids supporting an all-out ban, instead <span><u>calling for<\/u><\/span> modest reforms and ending state subsidies for tech corporations.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley says he <span><u>doesn\u2019t back<\/u><\/span> a full moratorium on building AI facilities, instead <span><u>supporting<\/u><\/span> guardrails on the centers that already exist in the state. But Tiffany\u2019s opening argument reflects a political reality: While data center protests are popping up and disrupting campaigns across the country, there are few places where the issue is currently as <span><u>salient<\/u><\/span> as it is in Wisconsin.<\/p><p>How the race plays out could be a sign of Republicans\u2019 ability to tap into growing national concerns about the spread of AI facilities and their use of natural resources \u2014 a position that <span><u>up until recently<\/u><\/span> has been dominated by Democrats, largely due to the White House\u2019s emphasis on developing AI in the U.S.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kaytron Allen preseason AP - 26227086976891\" class=\"wp-image-2586\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e346ce9cb105dfb2b2525ef0a041f169-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e346ce9cb105dfb2b2525ef0a041f169-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e346ce9cb105dfb2b2525ef0a041f169-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e346ce9cb105dfb2b2525ef0a041f169.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Five Takeaways From the Commanders\u2019 Preseason Win Over the Dolphins\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Altman\" class=\"wp-image-2550\" height=\"512\" 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src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/facdd6e98fd56668bb847ad971005f97-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/facdd6e98fd56668bb847ad971005f97-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/facdd6e98fd56668bb847ad971005f97-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/facdd6e98fd56668bb847ad971005f97.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      An Antidote to the Anti-Vaccine Movement Lives in Rural West Virginia\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"White House Ballroom Construction Continues\" class=\"wp-image-2587\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bd3340abc903ac20db93b42948160e91-768x521.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bd3340abc903ac20db93b42948160e91-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bd3340abc903ac20db93b42948160e91-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bd3340abc903ac20db93b42948160e91.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump\u2019s White House Ballroom Project Reaches the Supreme Court\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe him,\u201d Kelly Gallaher, Racine Democratic Party chair, laughing while speaking about Tiffany\u2019s promises to address the data center issue. \u201cIt was a politically expedient thing to say. \u2026 There\u2019s nothing in his past that shows that he\u2019s not amenable to influence from businesses or from the White House. So I just flat-out don\u2019t believe him.\u201d<\/p><p>It\u2019s not surprising data centers have entered the general race so early, Gallaher said.<\/p><p>Developers have swarmed the state, including Microsoft\u2019s recent <span><u>investment<\/u><\/span> of more than $7 billion in \u201cthe world\u2019s most powerful AI data center\u201d in Mount Pleasant, located in Gallaher\u2019s Racine County.<\/p><p>Residents of the county she calls \u201cData Center Central\u201d have voiced concerns about AI facilities for years \u2014 particularly after an infamous 2017 effort to build a Foxconn manufacturing plant there <span><u>eventually failed<\/u><\/span>, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s heavy support at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen this become a topic of conversation that really pre-exists this particular election,\u201d Gallaher said. \u201cIt\u2019s been building, and the candidates have been responsive to the talk on the ground, the temperature of the people who have really big concerns about them.\u201d<\/p><p>On Friday, the Republican nominee <span><u>posted<\/u><\/span> a clip of Crowley speaking about an opportunity for the state to \u201cbecome an AI and a data hub, not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe\u201d before it flashes to Tiffany\u2019s campaign logo.<\/p><p>In another shortened clip Tiffany <span><u>posted<\/u><\/span> on Thursday, Crowley says in an NBC interview that \u201cdata centers\u201d are one way he differs from Francesca Hong, the progressive primary opponent he <span><u>beat on Tuesday<\/u><\/span>. Crowley at one point dropped out of the race before jumping back in nine days later, eventually beating Hong by roughly 4,000 votes.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2578\">CBP Boss Set to Visit Big Bend Region Amid Border Construction Backlash<\/a><\/p><p>The Republican\u2019s campaign took the videos out of context, Crowley spokesperson Eddie Vale told NOTUS, chalking it up to \u201cgrasping at straws.\u201d For instance, Tiffany\u2019s NBC clip cuts out before Crowley finishes his thought: Hong supported a wide moratorium on the centers, while Crowley said he wants to not preempt economic development opportunities for communities.<\/p><p>\u201cTom Tiffany has not introduced any legislation to put any regulations on data centers across the country,\u201d Crowley said in a statement Friday, blaming Wisconsin\u2019s position on his Republican opponent and on Trump. \u201cThat is exactly what we need. That\u2019s why we have a focus on creating state regulations to protect our communities across this country.\u201d<\/p><p>The Tiffany campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Tiffany had cast data centers as a <span><u>farmland issue<\/u><\/span> earlier in his campaign, tying the loss of valuable agricultural estate to tech developers. But after Tiffany handily won his primary race with more than 95% of the vote, this week\u2019s immediate pivot to cast his opponent as welcoming of data centers also foreshadows an upcoming tight race the Republican hadn\u2019t fully anticipated.<\/p><p>The House Republican had likely <span><u>expected<\/u><\/span> to face Hong in the general election after her <span><u>surge in polling<\/u><\/span> weeks ahead of Tuesday\u2019s primary. Now that he\u2019s running against a more centrist opponent in Crowley, Republicans are scrambling for a new playbook.<\/p><p>While only 5% of Wisconsin voters chose data centers as their most important issue in a  from Marquette University Law School, more than three-quarters of respondents said the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits in the same survey \u2014 an increase from 55% last October.<\/p><p>But candidates across the state have launched a slate of anti-data center ads anyway. Combined, Wisconsin gubernatorial campaigns this year spent more than $1.7 million on broadcast ads that mentioned or focused on data centers, according to ad-tracking service AdImpact \u2014 comprising around 10% of total ad spending ahead of the state\u2019s primaries.<\/p><p>The spending was helmed by two pro-Crowley PACs that dropped roughly $1.6 million on ads mentioning data centers, including spots that promoted how Crowley would \u201cstand up to Trump and crack down on AI data centers\u201d once elected.<\/p><p>The issue also stretched to other races this cycle: Democratic House nominee Rebecca Cooke spent $229,000 on an ad against Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, casting herself as a pro-moratorium candidate, while a handful of state legislative campaigns spent around $64,000 on broadcast ads about the centers.<\/p><p>Republicans like Tiffany opposing business development is a \u201cnew wrinkle\u201d in state politics, said Charles Franklin, director of Marquette Law School Poll. While voters are most concerned about cost of living, some may connect data centers to electricity rates in wider affordability conversations, he said.<\/p><p>\u201cBottom line is, this will be the first campaign in which data centers will be an issue,\u201d Franklin said in an email. \u201cThat will likely increase the salience. But if both candidates are calling for regulation and protecting consumers, it won\u2019t be a sharp contrast between candidates.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2575\">Ken Martin Is Open to Change at the DNC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race could be a sign of Republicans\u2019 ability to tap into growing national concerns about AI facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wisconsin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Data Centers Are Defining the Wisconsin Governor\u2019s Race - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2588\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Data Centers Are Defining the Wisconsin Governor\u2019s Race - 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