What’s pushing this?
Any ideas?
The Democrat propaganda machine. They are trying desperately to gin up their moribund base and the US Junk media that needs a new story line. The junk media needs to foster a horse race mentality about elections every 2 years to sell their product. If they stay with the GOP walking away with it story that isn't nearly as interesting a story for them
Tell a lie long enough and people believe it is the Dem party media scripture.
Money and the fact that the closer you get to election time, the closer the races become. The Dems are just now getting out their election message, aided b y the MSM, and they have more money than the Reps.
Some sort of criminal activity would be my guess.