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HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 142

Punchbowl Canvass 'AI, data centers lower electoral priority' (May 2026) — only 6% of Hill staffers say AI/data centers will be among the most important issues for the 2026 midterm elections; second-axis read of the same May Canvass panel that produced row 117's 0%/86% 'no AI framework by 2026' finding

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Stated need
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Punchbowl News Canvass
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Senior Capitol Hill staffers (Punchbowl Canvass May 2026 panel)
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Press
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https://punchbowl.news/article/tech/canvas-ai-data-centers-elections/

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Historical tracker · Signals sheet · row 142

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