Host Charlie James and callers slammed a local Republican for backing data centers and surveillance.

On The Charlie James Show, host Charlie James and callers criticized Spartanburg Republican council candidate William Crawford for remaining seated during a 400-person protest against a proposed data center. Callers raised deep concerns about mass surveillance through Flock cameras, digital data harvesting, and excessive water usage, while debating whether anti-data center sentiment is influenced by an AI race with China