Former Congressional candidate and daughter of Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) Katrina Swett, once seen as a strong candidate in the New Hampshire Democratic Senate primary, will drop out on Friday in order to back former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, Boston Globe's James Pindell reports.

Swett had raised more than $1.2 million so far for her bid, but now she joins Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand on the sidelines, backing Shaheen. Professor and former astronaut Jay Buckey remains in the Democratic race and promises to give Shaheen a fight.

UPDATE: The NRSC has launched "The Shaheen Record," an anti-Shaheen website.