House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) claimed Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation that congressional Democrats do not want to take a new direction even after a poor showing for Democratic candidates in the 2016 elections.
Host John Dickerson discussed how the Democratic party is "in the moment" of "questioning its identity."
After noting that Pelosi was reelected to lead House Democrats on Wednesday, beating back a tough challenge from Rep. Tim Ryan (D., Ohio), Dickerson asked, "What do you tell Democrats who want a new direction, and what are you going to do differently?"
"I don't think people want a new direction. Our values unify us and our values are about supporting America's working families. That's one that everyone is in agreement on," Pelosi responded.
She then assessed that the problem Democrats face relates to their messaging.
"What we want is a better connection of our message to working families in our country and that clearly in the election showed that that message wasn't coming through," Pelosi said.