Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge

- Holy Kingston shrimp! New NYT/Siena polling (1,503 likely voters, filed early September) shows 61% oppose AI data centers; a mere 14% strongly support. Trump voters split roughly even (49% support, 45% oppose), while Harris voters and non-voters lean opposed. Translation for the ledger: neither party has stamped a majority approval form — political friction on the digital-infrastructure manifest runs wide, not partisan. Whoever builds the next data center should expect regulators circling like a Core Dynamics auditor with fresh PoD seals and a hunger for footers. Creative compliance won't save you when the voters' signature line says "no." Who gets fined? Whoever forgot to poll-test the zoning permit. Audit trail or audit prison. Compliance theater sold separately.