Paul Hodes

U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) mobilized two handfuls of her supporters over the weekend to head up to New Hampshire and canvass on behalf of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) presidential campaign.U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell)

In an e-mail that went out last Wednesday, Tsongas called on volunteers to head north to help Obama, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen, and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter (D) and Paul Hodes (D) campaign.

The campaigning, Tsongas told PolitickerMA.com, is part of an increased effort to help Democrats win in New Hampshire, which most political analysts consider highly competitive this year.

"We have been working with the Obama campaign," she said. "We need a Democrat in the White House but we are also supporting other Democrats in New Hampshire."

Tenth district U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Quincy) reported having less in his campaign war chest than when the second fundraising quarter began, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Like fellow Rep. James McGovern (D-Worcester), Delahunt gave large sums of money to other Democratic candidates for Congress while raising a miniscule $1,908 for the quarter and just $83,108 so far this cycle.

Nevertheless, Delahunt reported $1,456,937.91 cash on hand. He began the quarter with $1,588,046.06 in his bank account.