Generally it's a bad sign when your political allies are saying people need to suck it up like the Donner Party https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/1283130468871876608
Generally it's a bad sign when you are running for re-election as an incumbent on the platform that the country is a dystopian hellscape https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1285351391628857348?s=20
Generally it's a bad sign when your best zinger against an opposition party convention speaker is that she understated the massive pandemic death toll on your watch https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1295747881828257792?s=20
Generally it's a bad sign when the incumbent is campaigning on how terrible things are now https://twitter.com/Kevinliptakcnn/status/1296533725979738112?s=20
Generally it's a bad sign when the incumbent is running against the crime wave they say is sweeping America
Generally it's a bad sign for an incumbent when your best argument is to pretend your opponent is the president and responsible for the disastrous status quo https://twitter.com/GOPChairwoman/status/1305220707085889536?s=20
Generally it's a bad sign when your closing argument in Iowa (a state you previously won by 9 points) features obscure characters from the Fox News cinematic universe https://twitter.com/davecatanese/status/1316524560574042113?s=20
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