Rafael Behr's Guardian column argues that voters on both sides of the Atlantic reject billionaires hijacking politics, citing Elon Musk's failed $224 million Texas spending and James Talarico's win after making defiance of that meddling his rallying cry. He links Nigel Farage's fortunes to cryptocurrency donors including Christopher Harborne's £50 million in gifts, a pending standards verdict, and Reform UK's slide behind Labour in the polls.