No. The rich haven't been influencing politics like this for decades. George Soros has been the boogeyman for conservatives for decades for his money in politics. Elon spent more in one year on midterms than Soros in his lifetime. AIPAC has been dropping tens of millions of dollars on candidates in the middle of nowhere. In a midterm. This is not normal. At the very least it's an extreme increase in money in politics.