Pelosi on Democratic candidates who oppose her: 'Just win, baby'
"I think if they had to do that to win the election, I'm all for winning," she said at a Politico Playbook event in Washington.
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Her comments go farther in acknowledging the political realities of Democrats running in more conservative districts. Democrat Conor Lamb won a special election in Pennsylvania in March in part after promising to vote against Pelosi for the speakership.
"I don't think that that really had that much impact on the race," Pelosi said at a press conference after the special election. "He won. If we hadn't won, you might have a question, but we won — the 'D' next to his name was very significant."
Her comments on Tuesday, however, suggest she understands that it could help some Democrats to distance themselves from her.
"I'm OK. Just win, baby," she said to laughter. "I think many of them are saying we need...new leadership, yeah. I don't take offense at that."
Still, she cautioned that voters shouldn't listen to largely GOP-backed ads that blast her as a popular villain, saying "you cannot let your opponents chose your leaders."
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