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Nancy Pelosi has a simple message for Democrats running for Congress this fall: “Just win, baby.” The House minority leader said Democrats running in conservative House districts across the country should do what they must to win – including running against her. Sign up for the Guardian's US daily email Read more “I think if they have to do that to win the election, I’m all for winning,” Pelosi said in an interview with Politico Playbook on Tuesday. “I think many of them are saying we need new leadership. Republicans seized on her comments that corporate bonuses of $1,000 paid to workers from the $1.5tn GOP tax plan amounted to “crumbs” and have hammered Democratic candidates by accusing them of being Pelosi acolytes. But the poll also found just 17% of voters say a candidate’s views on the Democratic leader will be “extremely important” in their vote. In a recent Pennsylvania special election, Republican organizations spent millions of dollars on TV advertising and campaign material tying Democrat Conor Lamb to the House minority leader, derisively attacking him as “Pelosi’s little Lamb”. Like in Pennsylvania, Republicans cast the Democrat, Hiral Tipirneni, as Pelosi-style liberal. In my district, it’s a very popular issue. But it takes attention away from the connection we need to make to people about their economic security.” Pelosi said she had planned to step aside as leader after Hillary Clinton won the election. “That became very important to me, that there would be a woman at the table where these decisions are negotiated,” she said.