nomination hearings for ketanji brown jackson, i spoke with newshour weekend special correspondent jeff greenfieldhis war in ukraine continues, there are some surveys now that say that americans would be willing to pay a little bit higher at the gas pump or rally around the flag. >> well, surveys have also shown that americans want to eat more vegetables and watch more documentaries on television, but the broader point is that this famous line that "politics stops at the water's edge," it's very rarely true. even when we've had wars like korea, vietnam, iraq, there've been huge divisions. and even in world war ii, which is often cited as the great unifying war, there was enough discontent with how the war was being fought and the burdens on the home front that in the 1942 midterms, a year after pearl harbor, the democrats lost 44 house and nine senate seats. so, you have to be careful before you assert, yeah, no, this is going to make everybody rally around the flag. >> sreenivasan: and even in this response, we're starting to see the partisanship and the polarization that we're now getting used t

joining me now jeff greenfield the five-time winning emmy author. latest piece on politico titled "polls show the public is willing to sacrifice for ukraine, history suggests biden should count on it." jeff, i cannot tell you how many times i have said on television, on radio, well, it used to be that politics stop at the water's edge. and here you are, writing this piece today saying, that's never been the case. explain. >> rarely been the case. that famous quote from senator vandenberg, when he was ra rallying -- a republican, rallying support about building of nato, this reads history. korea, streevietnam, iraq were subject to major political disputes until the japanese bombed pearl harbor. the idea of aiding britain, widely drafted passed the house by one vote. it is true that when the united states is attacked as in paearl harbor and 9/11, there is unity. saying we're engaged with a foreign foe, let's rally around the flag. one historical note, republicans gained 44 house the cities and eight senate seats in part of disaffection with impact on