With under two weeks until the US midterms, data centers have become a political liability for candidates who back construction, a POLITICO poll by PF Global shows. Fifty percent of Americans oppose building data centers within about 3 miles (4.8 km) of their homes — the highest opposition POLITICO has recorded and nearly double January’s 28% — and voters are now more likely to oppose candidates who support such projects; ten months ago proponents held a slight advantage.