Welcome to the beat, I am Ari Melber, and the political world is adjusting swiftly to the Republican

results out of Iowa, which show Trump in the lead, as we were covering that night with Rachel,

but half of that red electorate open to alternatives.

The top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3,000 votes in Iowa,

are squaring off.

There are high stakes in New Hampshire.

This is the more moderate independent state that could favor Haley.

Its voters also will look more like the November electorate that the nominee, whoever the Republicans ultimately pick, will have to face.

New tonight, DeSantis is not campaigning in New Hampshire right now having given up on the moderate-leaning state, given the

quote abysmal poll numbers for the New York Times.

And while it is January and let's remember the rest of the less political parts of the nation

are probably a little more exhausted at the thought of turning back to campaigns and more focused on things like what we promised we show you,

Christmas trees eventually coming down and they're not so obsessed with New Hampshire, but this is a state which does know the drill.

It has a tradition of vetting candidates, rewarding grassroots campaigns, independent leaders,

and it has often turned to embrace candidates who even underperformed in Iowa that race which comes before the first

actual primary.

Welcome to our 115th Town Hall meeting here in New Hampshire.

And I think we finally have a poll

without a margin of error.

New Hampshire tonight has made Bill Clinton the comeback kid. New Hampshire, I want to thank you. We love you. We're going to be back a lot.

It's a stunning and overwhelming landslide for Mr. Hart.

I love New Hampshire.

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