# Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anthropic-ipo-meets-ai-backlash-after-midterms-show-stinging-rebuke-of-data-centers/
- Published: 2026-11-07T13:00:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T13:39:51+00:00
- Original publisher: CNBC (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/07/anthropic-ipo-ai-data-center-backlash.html
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Elections, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- Anthropic is preparing for a possible mid-November IPO.
- Its reported valuation target has fallen to $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion.
- Voters opposed data-centre measures in 40 of 41 cases.

## Summary

Anthropic is preparing for a possible Nasdaq listing in mid-November, but the IPO comes amid a growing public backlash against AI and the data centres that support it. The political response to AI in the midterm elections, alongside a weaker market for technology shares, could make it harder for the company to attract investors at a high valuation.

Investors are reported to see Anthropic targeting a valuation of $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, below the $2 trillion figure discussed in recent months. Candidates who supported tougher AI regulation won in Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Georgia, while local communities rejected data-centre ballot measures in 40 of 41 cases. An NBC News exit poll found that more than half of voters considered AI data centres a major or crucial factor in their congressional vote.

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