Former Obama adviser David Plouffe goes all in for nephew in swing legislative seat

A key legislative race in Massachusetts is garnering national attention as both parties look to wrest control of a swing seat in the state Senate where Democratic incumbent Susan Moran is retiring.

The race, which is Republicans’ first chance to flip the seat in four years, has attracted the attention of former Obama adviser David Plouffe, whose nephew is running for the Democratic nomination. The race is likely to be one of the most competitive state legislative races of the 2024 cycle.

Plouffe has appeared alongside state Rep. Dylan Fernandes throughout the election cycle, and he even hosted a fundraiser earlier this month in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.