According to some leftists in the Democratic Party, the problem with Gov. Pritzker’s tenure in Illinois is not his leadership atop an expensive government with a mountain of unfunded liabilities or the related flight of young people from his state. Instead, reports James Freeman in the WSJ, “the problem seems to be that he’s too wealthy.”

As rumors continue to circulate on speculation of Mr. Pritzker’s run for president, it looks as if Pritzker will test the party’s appetite for a leader from the “one percent” that party leaders have rallied against in recent years.

Carmen Borgia, 26, a graphic designer who carried a sign that said “No such thing as an ethical billionaire” at an anti-Trump No Kings rally this fall in Washington. On why she can’t support a presidential candidate with that much wealth:

“They can’t relate to most Americans. It’s just something I am passionate about.”

On why other Party members see Pritzker as the solution to Trump’s brand of populism, according to Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo, a former aide for both of Sanders’s presidential campaigns:

“He’s got a really good opportunity to show that not all billionaires are bad.”

Actually, Mr. Pritzker inherited a fortune. Adds Mr. Freeman, “Pritzker has already shown that he’s not very good at governing. But why smear all billionaires? Many of them earned their money.”