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The Daily Dem Panic Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative daily estimate of how panicked Democrats are, or really should be, leading up to the midterms on Nov 6th. The meter is calibrated to measure Democratic panic in these increments: Very panicked!; Panicked!; Not that panicked; Not panicked; Excited about the future of the party and country!

It’s eight days until the midterms and a mere 48 hours since there was the deadly shooting inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, so, naturally, President Trump woke up Monday morning with the so-called “caravan” on his mind. With other real-life problems at home, from mail bombs to a racist shooting in Kentucky, Trump turned his twitter gaze and the resources of the U.S. military towards desperate immigrants a thousand miles away.

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Full screen map of the migrant caravan now available.https://t.co/JNqpRCIXSR

— Center for Immigration Studies (@CIS_org) October 28, 2018

The group, many of whom are thought to be aiming to seek asylum, is weeks and weeks away from the U.S. border and many of them may never get there at all. But that didn’t stop Trump from announcing he’s sending 5,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border nowto “secure” it.

Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 29, 2018

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What does deploying troops, in reality, mean? “U.S. officials have stressed that the troops would not be involved in policing the border and instead carry out support roles like building tents and barricades, and flying U.S. customs personnel to locations along the border,” Reuters reports. Cool, cool. So it sounds like the tents will be totally ready by the time this imminent invasionhappens in 6 to 8 weeks. At least this isn’t all for show then a week before the midterms.

Oh right.

Just now a Fox News guest says the migrants may have "leprosy" and warns that "they're gonna infect our people in the United States" pic.twitter.com/uflfjVJbc2

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) October 29, 2018

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What you’ve just watched is a classic chicken and egg scenario; which came first, the toxic Trump tweet or the virulent Fox News segment trying to justify Trump’s nonsense by scaring the bejesus out of people? But wait! In another galaxy altogether, located on Fox News’ afternoon coverage, a show called Shepard Smith Reportingprovides a voice of reason.

Shep Smith on the migrant caravan: "There is no invasion. No one is coming to get you. There is nothing at all to worry about." pic.twitter.com/4dLmPuZem0

— Jon Passantino (@passantino) October 29, 2018

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Maybe Shep is the Fox News host we’ve been waiting for? Shepherd Smith’s attempts at instilling sanity over at Fox News didn’t save us during the 2016 election. And there are literal troops heading to the border, Wag the Dog-style. So the panic meter remains at: jeez, is it hot in here?

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