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Here's the number of candidates who had filed with the FEC by Dec. 31 to run for Congress (House and Senate), via WashPost's Paul Kane.

2017: 1,218 Democrats ... 807 Republicans

Surge in Democratic midterm candidates, by the numbers

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Here&#x27;s the number of candidates who had filed with the FEC by Dec. 31 to run for Congress (House and Senate), via <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="WashPost&#x27;s Paul Kane" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/its-a-gusher-of-candidates-due-to-trump-resistance-and-frustration-with-congress/2018/03/02/5b5f0784-1e3e-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html" data-vars-content-id="6613544f-e88d-4092-80e1-40b6d686c3de" data-vars-headline="Surge in Democratic midterm candidates, by the numbers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/its-a-gusher-of-candidates-due-to-trump-resistance-and-frustration-with-congress/2018/03/02/5b5f0784-1e3e-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html" target="_blank">WashPost&#x27;s Paul Kane</a>.<ul><li>2017: 1,218 Democrats ... 807 Republicans</li><li>2009: 881 Republicans ... 591 Democrats</li><li>2001: 392 Republicans ... 368 Democrats</li></ul>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Surge in Democratic midterm candidates, by the numbers

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