Democratic presidential candidate Grover Cleveland admitted to fathering a child with Maria Halpin and faced Republican attacks. The scandal played out in newspapers and prompted Republicans to shout the taunt: “Ma, Ma, where’s my pa?” Despite the scandal, Cleveland won the election, perhaps because his opponent, James G. Blaine, was seen as more corrupt. Cleveland’s election prompted Democrats to counter Republican taunts with “Gone to the White House! Ha, ha, ha!”
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