Kavanaugh may have had this setup against him since 2012.
" March 2012, the left was preparing for a possible Romney win. They assessed that Kavanaugh would be his Supreme Court pick and this accusation was ready to go. Then Obama won so the story died. Now its reemerged. Read last few lines of this 2012 article"
http://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/09/16/accusation-kavanaugh-plan-2012/