# SemiAnalysis podcast weighs whether midterms could stall the 2028 datacenter buildout

> Original title: Can the midterms stall the 2028 datacenter buildout? 🚨

- Source: SemiAnalysis
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:21:52.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/oc44nnhzrm35w8hr85wn2kqwj
- Original: https://x.com/SemiAnalysis_/status/2118106482684072147

## Summary

SemiAnalysis's Election Day episode discusses Texas's TCEQ permit freeze and 30.3 GW of planned 2028 capacity that could be at risk. The guests also cover a bipartisan datacenter backlash and whether $50 billion for a few thousand jobs is a bad trade, and will check their predictions against the results.

## Post

Can the midterms stall the 2028 datacenter buildout? 🚨

"The polls all show that Abbott is projected to win."

Maya (@mayabarkin), Wayne (@waynema) and Jeremie (@JeremieEO) join Jordan (@JordanNanos) the morning of Election Day to unpack Texas's TCEQ permit freeze, the 30.3 GW of planned 2028 capacity that could be at risk, a datacenter backlash that crosses party lines, and whether $50 billion for a few thousand jobs is a bad trade, then we check their calls against the results.

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fext_tw_video_thumb%2F2118106424823644160%2Fpu%2Fimg%2FD5XzMPI9HNSs--ui.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1794096000&sig=bb813f4cdda37101)