'That was fast'! Kamala Harris was for abolishing private health insurance before she was against it (12 hours later)

At last night’s Democrat debate, Sen. Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating private insurance:

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) confirmed at Thursday's Democratic debate that she supports abolishing private health insurance in favor of a government-run health care plan. #DemDebate2 https://t.co/gzYdmTtFYP

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 28, 2019

Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders only candidates to call for eliminating private insurance #DemDebate2 https://t.co/TP73utSTGg pic.twitter.com/rgEkW324pJ

— The Hill (@thehill) June 28, 2019

Right on cue, 12 hours later, comes what the media’s reporting as a “clarification”:

JUST IN: Kamala Harris clarifies her stance on private insurance https://t.co/KWreEWj41M pic.twitter.com/DxxFGLAjGa

— The Hill (@thehill) June 28, 2019

Harris is claiming she heard the question at the debate a different way than everybody else watching:

Sen. Kamala Harris clarifies her position on eliminating private insurance in the US, following her response at #DemDebate. pic.twitter.com/TQImTGKnWe

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 28, 2019

Nice try.

Didn't take long https://t.co/t3nnzaSUvm

— Mike (@BigPoppa_Love) June 28, 2019

Not at all, but she’s used to it:

This is the second time she pulled this trick. It's not a clarification, it's just dishonesty. https://t.co/Sl3VrrKB5U

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) June 28, 2019

again https://t.co/zna4zxUw8n

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 28, 2019

Just like after the CNN Town Hall. https://t.co/7T3HdyTryd

— jj Schmidt (@jsquaredftl) June 28, 2019

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Harris seems to have made a habit out of it.

By clarifies, she means changed her position after seeing post debate polls. https://t.co/QnqTL3de02

— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) June 28, 2019

Good. Leave my insurance alone – Harris clarifies private insurance stance: 'No, no' I don't think it should be eliminated https://t.co/sdUknFFu8k

— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) June 28, 2019

JUST IN: Politician changes position to what people want to hear.

— Drain Bamage (@IsDrainBamaged) June 28, 2019

To the media, Democrats "clarify" and Republicans "flip flop". https://t.co/qI0Wt01qhu

— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) June 28, 2019

And then the Republicans “pounce” on the clarification.