“This is not the 2025, 2026 bull run that the industry had politically. Going forward there's obviously going to be a Democratic majority in both chambers, which are not going to be as pro-AI and pro-data center as the Republican majorities this industry has enjoyed for the last two years. I think we're going to look back on the last year and a half as a bygone era when it was so unencumbered that we didn't appreciate it in the moment.”

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…lot of these candidates were talking about data centers. They're talking about AI safety in their victory speeches, like John Assof did, the Georgia senator, when he won on Tuesday. So what are the implications for the AI Buildout? out? And what's your broader reaction to what happened off the bat?

Now, for me, when I think about U.S. politics, I always think, well, the bark is typically louder than the bite, and especially regarding their regulation of tech and the rules they've applied to tech, they haven't really done much, even though there've been like clear excesses. Like all these…

Yeah, I mean, this is as close to a national referendum as you're going to get. I mean, this is obviously a brand new industry with where the politics are still being sorted out in real time. And clearly, a lot of Americans in 38 different places, at least, feel the same way. I haven't reported a…

Now, you're the world's preeminent reporter on how tech money influences politics. And thank you. It's true. It's true. Okay, folks, for those listening, Teddy and I are friends in case you can't figure it out, but it's really true. No one does it like you, Teddy. And I just want to hear your…