Meta: building data centers will be harder after the US midterm elections

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According to the Wall Street Journal article, Meta Platforms president Dina Powell McCormick said at the WSJ Tech conference that building data centers will be "harder" after the midterm elections. She added, however, that it may not be as hard as it now appears.

Powell McCormick noted that "many different factors" played into the Democrats' sweeping victory. According to the text, opposition to data centers featured prominently in numerous campaign ads and in exit polls.

The article's subheadline indicates that the company is more optimistic about expanding the data centers it already operates. A photo caption also reports that a newly elected governor, who campaigned on a data-center platform, told Powell McCormick they should meet as soon as the inauguration is over, because they don't want to lose that investment.

The rest of the article, including details of the remarks and any specific figures or examples, was not available in the material received, so it is not expanded on here to avoid speculation.