Democrats stake their midterm fate on a familiar enemy: Billionaires

David’s view: The day Jeffrey Epstein died, presidential candidates were not focused on his fate. When left-wing podcasters inquired about candidates probing the circumstances of Epstein's death, some candidates appeared unprepared. Senator Amy Klobuchar, however, questioned how a man on suicide watch could commit suicide, explaining that this was a sex trafficking scheme.

Democrats have run numerous ads this cycle linking their opponents to the disgraced financier, who is worth tens of millions of dollars. This "Epstein election" is working because the message resonates with voters. The election is the most expensive in history, with the biggest donation in American history coming from one man, Elon Musk, to help one candidate, Ken Paxton.

Off-year elections have attracted more cash than the presidential race two years earlier. While wealthy people may argue that they earned their money, Democrats are finding a sharper weapon to attack Republicans. Many Americans are predisposed to believe that wealthy people earned their money and it's churlish to take it away from them.

However, Democrats are exploiting the "conspiratorial, anti-system tendencies in the electorate" and have found a much sharper weapon to swing at Republicans. California Rep. Ro Khanna has been a leader in this effort, using the term "Epstein class" to symbolize how the wealthy and powerful rig the system to avoid accountability and enrich themselves.

This theme aligns with what Democrats wanted to do anyway - run against Republicans as pawns of the ultra-wealthy. If Democrats have a good Tuesday, it will be due to their willingness to run against vast wealth and suggest that there's something evil about it.