Capuano tours urban Massachusetts, picks up McGovern's endorsement, heads back to Capitol Hill.

As a former Somerville Mayor, Mike Capuano could be a natural match for political figures and voters in urban districts across the state.  Caps tried to solidify that support over the weekend, with a tour through Brockton, Quincy, Dorchester, and Weymouth.

He then put an exclamation point on the multi-city swing yesterday, stopping in Worcester to accept the endorsements of Congressman Jim McGovern, Sheriff Guy Glodis, State Senator Dick Moore, and several Worcester area Reps.  The legislators are among the only members of their branch of government not to side with Coakley, perhaps signaling a pocket of strength for Capuano in the state's second biggest city.

The search bar on the site is not turning a post up, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere (and noted in a roundup) at the beginning of the campaign that Glodis lead a powerful Worcester political machine.  To the extent that political machines still exist, they exist for and because of super voters - the election day enthusiasts that Capuano insists will decide this election.  If Glodis does in fact run a well-oiled machine, Caps could make a real dent in Coakley's numbers in Worcester county.

Given that his other strong pocket of support can be found in the state's largest city, strong Worcester numbers could have a significant impact on December 8.

Capuano will continue his urban tour this weekend in Fall River and Lynn, while also making stops in Hyannis and Beverly. You may notice the tour doesn't continue until the weekend, because Capuano is back in Washington continuing his work in Congress.

And herein lies the double-edged sword of Capuano's position: even as he is campaigning for Senate at a furious pace in Massachusetts, he needs to spend the majority of the week in Washington casting votes in Congress.  It is both an example of his experience and continued work in the House of Representatives, and a drain on precious campaign time.

While Capuano debates issues and meets with Democratic leaders on C-SPAN (which I will venture to guess does not have a high viewership among Mass voters), Coakley's day job almost requires her to make appearances across the state, announcing settlements, prosecutions, etc., and earning valuable air time on Boston-area stations.  It's a balance that probably doesn't work in Capuano's favor.

One final Caps note - the Congressman added a new blogger to the campaign team over the weekend - his son Joe.