Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman�s campaign
event didn�t �blow over� too well.

At a rally with former President Barack Obama in Oakland, Pennsylvania,
on Saturday, a sudden gust of wind knocked over the American flags
behind the rally stage while Fetterman was speaking. Twitter users
reacted to a clip of the incident, with many users interpreting it as a
metaphor for Fetterman�s and Democrats� prospects in the midterm
elections on Tuesday, or a sign from Heaven about the state of the
country with Democrats in power.

The original clip was shared by RNC Research Saturday afternoon. While
Fetterman stood at the podium, looking down his speech, strong gusts of
wind can be heard. The wind picks up several large American flags in
the background, and one by one, the flags topple over. �John
Fetterman�s rally is off to a great start�� RNC Research wrote.

John Fetterman�s rally is off to a great start�
pic.twitter.com/51UtJQ9cM8

� RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 5, 2022

Twitter users immediately mocked the unfortunate incident, interpreting
it as a metaphor for Fetterman�s collapse in the polling, Democrats in
the upcoming midterms, and the state of the country with the Democratic
Party in power.

�The perfect metaphor for Fetterman�s campaign,� Donald Trump Jr.
trolled.

�A perfect metaphor for Democrats� control of Congress,� Republican
National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel commented.

�Democrat candidates going into Tuesday in a single shot. ??,� TownHall
columnist Buzz Patterson tweeted.

�Everyone was blown over by his charisma,� radio host Michael Berry
mocked.

�After listening to @JohnFetterman it might make more sense to fly the
American flag upside down,� former Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott
Walker wrote.

�What a visual for a sunken candidate,� Club for Growth Vice President
of Government Affairs Scott T. Parkinson said.

�God works in mysterious ways,� one Twitter user added.

��[I]t�s all falling down for democrats�� said another.

�America if @JohnFetterman wins,� another user wrote.

Whether or not the flags falling over is a sign of anything,
Fetterman�s collapse in polling is a tangible warning sign about the
state of his campaign. Fetterman led consistently in polling through
the spring and summer, but Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz has taken the lead
in most major public polling since the two candidates debated on
October 25.

A poll from InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 Philadelphia puts Oz ahead by two
points, 48%-46%; another survey from Big Data Poll found the same
margin; so did a third poll from the Trafalgar Group.

Both candidates have also employed signs as a campaign device. Ahead of
the Philadelphia Eagles� primetime matchup with the Dallas Cowboys on
October 16, Fetterman bought billboards on both sides of I-95 outside
Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles� home stadium. The billboards
labeled Oz a Cowboys fan, part of the campaign�s effort to portray Oz
as an out-of-state carpetbagger. �Dr. Oz is a Cowboys fan,� the
billboard read, alongside a photo of Oz dunking a football over a
goalpost at AT&T Stadium, home of the Cowboys. �Elect a real
Pennsylvanian. Vote Fetterman for Senate on Nov. 8th.� Before he was
running for office, Oz publicly professed himself as an Eagles fan.

Oz used his own signage as a means to troll Fetterman during a
Democratic fundraiser in Philadelphia with President Joe Biden On
October 29. A mobile billboard drove around the Philadelphia Convention
Center, playing the entirety of the October 25 debate.

�Pennsylvanians deserve to see this debate as much as possible since
John Fetterman ducked six others,� Dr. Oz for Senate communications
director Brittany Yanick said in a statement at the time. �He won�t be
able to escape it during his fundraiser with the inflator-in-chief.�
Dr. Oz shared a news hit from Fox News in a tweet, in which the
billboard pulls up to a traffic light, playing the debate, while a
reporter speaks to camera.

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