Anger over AI data centers is scrambling Michigan politics, and it's bad news for establishment Democrats.

• Governor Whitmer was caught on a hot mic saying officials are used to people saying "f no" to data centers and building them anyway.
• In Selem Township, residents and the local board rejected rezoning farmland for a huge data center, then backed down after the company threatened a lawsuit and dangled $10 million.
• Data centers have become a rare issue uniting Democrats, Republicans, and independents against both parties and big tech.
• Congressional candidate Kyle Blomquist is running against the buildout and the Line 5 pipeline tunnel, betting class language beats party labels in the rural Upper Peninsula.
• Israel is the other dividing line: Abdul El-Sayed's refusal to back US funding for Israel appears to be playing well up north against Haley Stevens.

Outlook: The August 4 Michigan primary will show whether anti-data-center and anti-war anger can beat big outside money.