Rush Limbaugh says the right is 'scared to death of Kamala Harris'

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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has been getting a lot of attention since formally announcing she's jumping into the 2020 field last week, and despite bumps in parts of the rollout, some on the right are alarmed by her early stances on issues like health care reform and her growing popularity among Democrats.

Radio host and commentator Rush Limbaugh acknowledged as much on an episode of his show earlier this week.

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"I'm gonna just tell you, based on the stuff that my friends are sending me, there are a lot of people on our side scared to death of Kamala Harris," said Limbaugh.

"They are sending me things about things about Kamala Harris and telling me what they don't like about her and what we ought to all be worried about."

He went on to say that in his view, the fear is not justified and is "largely a creation of media."

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"These are smart people. It's what depresses me about the effort to educate people on how to deal with the media. If my own friends become profoundly influenced by it, I mean, why send me stuff on Kamala Harris? 'Cause she's the only one in the news right now," he said.

Harris drew a strong backlash from many on the right when she suggested she favored eliminating private insurance providers and switching to a single-payer system during a town hall with CNN's Jake Tapper earlier this week. She has since softened that stance, and her aides have pointed out that she has co-sponsored several more incremental changes to the health care system.