Former Vice President Kamala Harris shrugged off calls from red-state Democrats for the former presidential candidate to stay away from their races, saying that she supports “them in doing whatever they need to do to win.”

In a phone interview on Thursday with MS Now, Harris responded to POLITICO reporting that some red-and-purple-state Democrats were actively distancing themselves from the former presidential candidate as the Democratic Party brand remains sour in more rural parts of the country.

“Bottom line: We need to win. I have run locally. I’ve run for statewide office, and obviously nationally, and these candidates know what they need…

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