# Meta warns election backlash could make data center construction harder

> Original title: Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder

- Source: TechCrunch · AI
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:12:39.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/lleh3osvpjqk3zwm3dwl2a4bj
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/metas-warns-that-election-backlash-against-data-centers-could-make-ai-expansion-harder/

## Summary

Meta President Dina Powell McCormick says Democratic midterm wins will make it harder for companies to build data centers. She says the industry has not explained the benefits of these investments well enough, and that public opposition is tied to broader feelings about AI.