Tech Billions Fail to Stop Democrats
According to The New York Times, record spending by tech titans like Elon Musk failed to stop Democrats' historic midterm gains, amid anti-AI and anti-billionaire backlash.

Tech Billions Fail to Stop Democrats
According to The New York Times, record spending by tech titans like Elon Musk failed to stop Democrats' historic midterm gains, amid anti-AI and anti-billionaire backlash.
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A Hard Fork episode, published Nov 6, 2026, examines why record-breaking spending by tech figures including Elon Musk failed to prevent sweeping Democratic gains in the midterms. Guest host Max Read is joined by NYT Opinion columnist Ezra Klein and NYT tech reporter Erin Griffith to discuss the role of anti-AI and anti-data-center sentiment, with a later segment featuring Theodore Schleifer on tech's winners and losers. Viewer comments cited backlash against data centers' local costs and AI industry messaging as factors. The video drew roughly 140,800 views and about 337 comments.

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