New Hampshire News by Megan Stewart

Before John McCain visited his Congressional District today, U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) held a national conference call with reporters arguing that if elected, Barack Obama would reduce taxes for the middle class.

"I wanted to dispel the notion that he is increasing taxes on everyone because it is simply not true," Hodes said.

McCain is making his second trip to New Hampshire today since clinching the Republican presidential nomination. He will hold a town hall meeting in Nashua.

The GOP launched its own assault on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), in response to New Hampshire state Democrats' attack on the renewable energy voting record of Obama's presumptive Republican counterpart, U.S. Sen. John McCain.

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced Mindy Myers as its choice for New Hampshire's State Director for the general election. 

Myers, who will take a leave of absence from her position as Chief of Staff in the office of U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whithouse (D-R.I.), has promised to unify the state's Democrats in the months leading up to November. 

In New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, candidate Grant Bosse issued a statement this afternoon that took swipes at U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes' (D-Concord) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) efforts to pass legislation that would increase gas taxes.

"I'm pleased that New Hampshire drivers will not have to pay for Paul Hodes latest tax increase at the pump," said Bosse. in the statement.  "Now we can look for ways to lower energy prices, such as the comprehensive Energy Plan I've proposed."