# Consultants Urge Democrats to Dodge AI Debate > Source: > Published: 2026-09-17 20:42:00+00:00 “Democratic consultants are privately encouraging their battleground candidates to avoid talking about artificial intelligence regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of spending against them ahead of November,” Politico reports. “That guidance came from strategists in three separate top-tier House races… And it follows a surge in AI panic […]