Bill Greene/Globe staff

President Obama made a campaign stop Thursday at Veteran's Memorial Park in downtown Manchester, N.H.

Bill Greene/Globe staff

Obama won this swing state in 2008, but it has been heavily contested this year.

Bill Greene/Globe staff

Senator Jeanne Shaheen and New Hampshire Governor John Lynch appeared with Obama at the rally.

Bill Greene/Globe staff

About 6,000 people showed up to hear President Obama speak.

Bill Greene/Globe staff

Obama hit Mitt Romney on the Republican’s jobs plan, taxes, energy, and women’s issues as he continued his tour of critical battleground states.