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  Morning Digest: Democrats try to weaponize data centers against a difficult GOP target The issue has galvanized voters—and wrong-footed Republicans David Nir and Jeff Singer Sep 11   (Credit: Bob Harvie commercial) Leading Off PA-01 Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Harvie is using his first ad of the general election to attack Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick over data centers, a topic Fitzpatrick has never had to address during any of his prior campaigns. “Big tech is taking over our lives, and they want more,” says Harvie , a member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, as he narrates the spot. As the audience sees footage of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the candidate continues by declaring that these forces are “grabbing our land, water, electricity, and sticking us with the bill.” The challenger then turns his attention to Fitzpatrick, who is seeking his sixth term representing the swingy 1st Congressional District outside of Philadelphia. “Tech got Brian Fitzpatrick...

  Today in Politics, Bulletin 456. 9/10/26 Ron Filipkowski Sep 10 ∙ … At the Trump-centric Republican midterm convention last night in Dallas, Republicans offered up fear, paranoia, lies, false promises, and a hefty bribe to voters. … NYT: “The photos plastered in the hallways were all of Trump. Jackets were bedazzled with his name. And the red hats dotting the audience on the floor of the convention hall were embroidered with MAGA, his indelible political slogan. And yet, the president and his Republican allies spent more time whipping up fears about the specter of socialism, communism and even anarchy than they did trumpeting the successes of his admin.” … “As they took the stage at the party’s unusual midterm gathering in Dallas, amid growing Republican anxiety about the midterm elections, speaker after speaker focused on what they characterized as an urgent threat to American life: a Democratic Party they claimed had veered beyond its traditional liberal principles into a dange...