Several top Democratic candidates in the midterms are airing scathing ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal — betting that the Trump administration's reluctance to release the Epstein files still resonates with voters. Why it matters: Democrats are mostly focusing on high prices , health care and Trump's war against Iran, but some also are trying to tie Republicans to the late sex offender as part of a broader message accusing the GOP of protecting the corrupt elite. Zoom in: In the hotly contested Ohio Senate race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has spent nearly $1.5 million on TV ads slamming his GOP rival, freshman Sen. Jon Husted , for previously taking donations from Epstein financial client Leslie Wexner , according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. In fact, the only two ads Brown has aired this year have attacked Husted over Epstein, per AdImpact.…