Well, Carly Fiorina fell off a stage in Lafayette, Indiana, on Sunday after introducing the Cruz family. (She got back up on stage immediately and did not appear to be injured.)
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The metaphor part is that the newly announced Cruz/Fiorina ticket appears to be falling in Indiana polls; a survey released Sunday found that Cruz trails Trump by 14 points in the crucial state.
Here it is in GIF form:

via WISH-TV
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Indiana holds its primary on Tuesday.
Update, 2:45 p.m.: Here’s a clip that’s going around of Fiorina and Cruz grasping hands at the announcement last week that they’d be running together. It’s just not a good time to be Carly Fiorina.