matthew bartlett, thanks indeed for joining us.an prime minister narendra modi has consecrated to hindu dental on a disputed site where a mosque was destroyed three decades ago. it is widely seen as the start of his election campaign. millions of hindus are celebrating that had temple opening, saying it is a lo-standing dream come true, but it evokes painful memories for muslims. a mosque that stood on the site was illegally torn down triggering violence across the country. our south asia correspondent has this report. >> a grand opening for one of hinduism's most revered deities. india's prime minister performing rituals for the consecration. hundreds of people, men, actors, politicians attend the ceremony. but it wasn't just them streaming in. we have met ordinary people who are thronging in from hundreds of miles away. hindus have told us why this day is so special for them, why this temple at a site in which they believe to be the birthplace of their most revered deity is so importan >> i'm so fortunate to be here. it has taken

. >> january 6th was also a line in the sand for matthew bartlett, born and raised in new hampshire, u.s. state department that day, appointed by trump himself. >> i distinctly remember walking home and just seeing the capital , seeing the mayhem and feeling such utter disgust and made a very easy decision in my life, which was, dear mr. secretary, i hereby resign immediately, candidly speaking, i think these were january six terrorists this year. >> it's not clear what role january six will play at the ballot box. if any. >> it could be an impact, but i think it will be small the bigger impact the economy and the border. those really every day i hear those two issues over and over again. >> bartlett is one of the 70% of americans who think the things aren't going well in the nation, but more than anything, i worry about the attitude of our party. >> i am much more interested in someone who is eager to lead america to better days than some of the revenge style, guttural politics, he says he hopes his former boss does not get the nomination. is donald trump fit to serve as president o

i want to go now to matthew bartlett, and jennifer horn. bakari sellers, democratic former south carolina state representative who served with nikki haley is going to be joining us in just a minute as well. let me start with you. obviously kiley making it very clear she was speaking to women near the haley rally, so these were people considering voting for her or already were. so she was very cler to be transparent on that. as you look across the state, does haley have a real opportunity to make in-roads among women voters, to do something significant there in new hampshire? >> well, i think she's got a number of different opportunities, but up until she hasn't really shown -- she hasn't really shown the willingness or, you know, just hasn't shown she's able to take advantage of a lot of these opportunities. you know, republican voters tend not to go for the idea of let's look for someone because they'll be the first woman, because they'll be the first african american. it's just not as persuasive an issue for republicans especially, you kn

jonathan: joining us is matthew bartlett. great to catch up with you again buddy. y would new hampshire be any different to what we saw in iowa a week or so ago? matthew: it is unclear if that will be the case. new hampshire was the site where donald trump got his first win in 2016 and it is very possible that he will seal the deal with the nomination. the only thing i would say is that 40% of the electorate are independent voters which can eat -- who can vote in either the democratic or the republican primary. new hampshire is a bit of a wildcard. nikki haley is the only person left in the race. she is contrasting against president trump it is unclear if she can beat him in the nomination process. annmarie: what more could have nikki haley done a new hampshire where she spent a ton of time and capital? matthew: that is a great question. no one really knows. it seems as if there were plenty of people in the race like chris christie that directly attacks donald trump and the republican base did not want to hear it. in the recent days she has tried to really question

matthew bartlett knows each and every ward.e is hard-core new hampshire and joins us this morning. derby field advisor. a republican strategist with service in the trump administration until a certain january day eight. joining surveillance for the first time. what was it like on january 6 when you said see you. >> it was a very hard day here in this town in washington and i remember walking home. it was during covid and crossing the capital seeing the utter mayhem and feeling of utter disgust on what was just the easiest decision i've ever made in my career which is mr. secretary i hereby resign from the state department. tom: decisions will be made in new hampshire, what's the tone you see among republicans? matthew: exactly. it is january and the community the country is looking at. a lot of the snow covered roads. we were looking at what is either the beginning or may the end. president trump has a significant lead. there are really two battlegrounds. iowa he may have locked up. and it's a question of expectations and then