If not already posted. POTUS AND FLOTUS being greeted by staff at the Pittsburg hospital. A warm welcome indeed despite what the MSM was pushing
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A Republican lobbyist’s plan to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller by smearing him with sexual harassment allegations fell apart Thursday when the lobbyist failed to produce the woman.
Jack Burkman, a GOP activist and lobbyist, had scheduled a Thursday press conference in Arlington, Virginia, to produce a woman he said was going to disclose sexual misconduct allegations against Mr. Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
But Mr. Burkman did not reveal the woman, saying only that she is “fearful for her life” and now wishes to remain anonymous, according to media reports. Mr. Burkman orchestrated the press conference with the help of Jacob Wohl, a conservative Twitter personality.
All week Mr. Burkman and Mr. Wohl had promised the press conference would continue, even after Mr. Mueller referred the matter to the FBI. The event did happen, but they said the woman fled to another location after the media attention caused her to panic.
The FBI is currently investigating whether women have been offered money to publicly make false claims against Mr. Mueller.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/1/alleged-mueller-accuser-fails-show-press-conferenc/
Democrats reel in 'Dark Money,' swamp GOP incumbents with online fundraising
'I've never seen it where you have incumbents getting outspent to the level they're getting outspent'
Forget the blue wave, or even the red wave — this year’s election is really a green wave of cash.
Not only are the midterms setting records for campaign spending, but Democratic challengers also have broken the mold by matching or even exceeding incumbent Republicans in key races, flipping the script on the usual pattern for a party out of power.
Also adding to Democrats’ edge is a flood of “dark money,” which the party decries on the campaign trail but is boosting its prospects in some of the tightest races.
Republicans still have the biggest backer in casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, but Democrats are trying to close the gap with spending by billionaires such as Tom Steyer and Michael R. Bloomberg, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which released a major fundraising analysis this week.
On the campaign trail, Republican lawmakers say they have been swamped by Democrats’ online fundraising prowess. Their opponents are collecting millions of dollars even in long-shot races, where the money is putting previously out-of-range seats at the fringes of the target list.
“I’ve been doing this stuff for over 30 years, and I’ve never seen it where you have incumbents getting outspent to the level they’re getting outspent,” said Jim McLaughlin, a longtime Republican operative who is working some of the most contested races this year.
A staggering amount of Democrats’ cash — $1.5 billion — was raised via ActBlue, an online portal that allows Americans to dole out small-dollar contributions to their favorite liberal candidates and organizations.
Some $250 million was raised in October alone, ActBlue announced Wednesday. Although not all of the cash goes straight to politics — some funnels to nonprofit groups — it’s a massive amount of money that the Republican Party cannot compete with.
ActBlue said nearly two-thirds of those donating through its site this election season are first-timers and that the average donation is $40.
The financial edge is likely one reason why Democrats, who had been wavering on their prospects, are once again bullish about winning the 23 seats needed to take control of the House.
“We will win, we will win, we will win,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, told comic Stephen Colbert on CBS’s “The Late Show” program Tuesday. “Democrats will carry the House. If we have a bigger victory, [we’ll also carry] the Senate, governorships. It’s going to be a great night for America.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/31/democrats-midterm-spending-exceeds-republican-incu/