In Michigan, three candidates running on a platform of blocking, restricting, or seizing control of artificial intelligence companies swept their Democratic primaries. In Wisconsin, another data center opponent came within just a few thousand votes. Depending on who you ask, it’s a victory for either socialists who hate capitalism or left-wing populists eager to disrupt the broken status quo.

But neither description is quite true. In politics as in life, there is nothing new under the sun. The far-left, anti-AI triumph in Michigan is really just the resurgence of the radical climate left. The only difference is that this time, conservatives are helping them win.

No, conservatives didn’t cross party lines to vote for radicals in a Democratic primary. But many support the increasingly NIMBY-driven opposition to AI. Seeing the opportunity, left-wing climate groups are leveraging bipartisan resistance to AI to smuggle otherwise toxic candidates and unpopular policies.

Just look at who won in Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic Senate nomination despite a nearly $65 million establishment spending onslaught — the most expensive Democratic primary ever. A primary plank of his platform: government ownership of the AI industry. But that’s not all. He also opposes fossil fuels, an odd position for someone seeking to represent the beating heart........

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