it s going to be go irish, crush the tide. i m a little concerned, actually, concerned because the s.e.c. is to say underperforming would be an overstatement. florida did great last night, joe. i know. the s.e.c. is not doing well. lsu lost. notre dame you know what? the number s going down as we speak. i m giving 3 points to notre dame, and that s it. you were 5. let s talk about a couple things. and i want to talk about sandy, okay? but really quickly, let s talk about sandy hook. really quickly. the tragedy of sandy hook. you heard me talk just a second. i m not asking you to stake a position here. i d like one. but don t you hear from republicans, don t you hear from conservatives, hey, congressman, you know what? do you know what i hear? hey, congressman, you know what? i want a handgun to protect my family. i want a shotgun, but do we really need assault weapons all across america? joe, i fully agree with you. i voted for the assault weapon ban back in 1994.
good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. it is an absolutely gorgeous night here in the high desert. high stakes in the high desert, because we are live in mesa, arizona. in just one hour, the candidates will face off in what could be the everyone hear that bird? i m sure you hear it too. must be excited to go outfront. well, it has been a bruising and surprising primary season, and it s going to be a really big debate tonight. what a difference from the last time these men shared a stage. take a look at january. just before mitt romney s landslide victory in florida. he was riding high, but tonight, a very, very different story. a lot has changed and the former massachusetts governor knows it. he is feeling the heat from rick santorum, who surge shows absolutely no sign of abating right now. he won, colorado, minnesota, and missouri. and just today, another national poll shows him leading mitt romney 35 to 26%. in the two states voting on tuesday, arizona and michigan,