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Article snippet: MORE (R-Ky.), who received a standing ovation upon entering the room on Monday, have bet that victory, combined with fervent anti-Kavanaugh protests that broke out inside and around the Captiol in recent weeks, will ignite the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections. Earlier Monday, Trump dismissed the allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh as a “hoax that was set up by the Democrats." “It was all made up, it was fabricated and it’s a disgrace,” Trump told reporters. “And I think it’s going to really show you something come Nov. 6.” Kavanaugh was confirmed in a 50-48 vote on Saturday, with one Republican senator voting “present” and another absent. Sen. MORE (W.Va.), who faces a tough reelection fight, was the lone Democrat to vote for the judge. The narrow vote came after a five-day supplementary FBI investigation into allegations by three separate women of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh. One of the accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and groped her, trying to remove her clothes, when the two were in high school. Kavanaugh fiercely denied the claims, saying in his own testimony that they were part of an “orchestrated political hit” born out of Democrats bent on seeking "revenge for the Clintons." The justice formerly worked for the office of independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who carried out a wide-ranging investigation into President MORE's business dealing... Link to the full article to read more