While most national attention is focused on the upcoming congressional elections, key races for governors’ mansions are in their final stretch in this year’s top electoral battlegrounds.
Critical races are being held in Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada, and other states. While governors’ races tend to be more isolated from national politics, some of the same concerns are emerging at both the state and national levels.
At the state level, voters have been motivated by the same economic concerns and debate over President Donald Trump’s policies that have driven the congressional cycle. Several gubernatorial races have also focused significantly on the growing issue of artificial intelligence data centers, whose energy and water demands have driven widespread opposition from voters on both sides of the aisle….