Energized by President Trump's impeachment acquittal and the Democrats' "socialist" agenda, a record number of Republican candidates have filed to run for office in the House and Senate, according to the latest federal candidate and financial activity report.
Obtained exclusively by Fox News, the report shows that in 2019 alone, 781 Republicans filed federal paperwork to run for the House.
It's the most ever recorded by the FEC in an odd year, and it's up from 593 GOP candidates in 2017.
Fox News interviewed Republican candidates across the country who said they believe momentum is on their side this time.
"I'm tired of seeing my president attacked every day," said Marjorie Greene, a Republican businesswoman in Georgia running for Congress for the first time. "I'm tired of seeing our future threatened. I'm tired of seeing my children's future extremely threatened, and it's time to get off the bench and really step up to the plate."
Greene said Congress needs strong conservative women to stand up to "tyrannical socialist Democrats" such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
"These are radical women that will not bend. They do not want to work across the aisle. They only want their policies of the Green New Deal, 'Medicare-for-all' and socialism for America," Greene told Fox News.
“Oftentimes, it takes a woman to put another woman in her place," said Greene.
Last cycle, it was Democrats who set records for the number of candidates who filed to run for office. Fueled by their "resistance" to President Trump and the now-debunked charges of Trump collusion with Russia, their strong turnout resulted in retaking the House.
Democrats still have a high levels of candidates and a fundraising advantage, Fox News said, but the Republicans have rebounded strongly.
More Republicans are running in this cycle than Democrats, with 874 total candidates compared with Democrats' 842. The National Republican Congressional Committee said it has a record number of House candidates this cycle, including the biggest slate of women.
Political analyst Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics, said the surge in candidates is "all about enthusiasm driven by the president, both negative and positive."
NRCC Spokesman Michael McAdams said it's driven by Democrats' "insane socialist agenda and obsessive efforts to remove President Trump."
The increase in Republican candidates is happening in a variety of districts, Fox News said. Along with competitive primaries for vacant seats in Republican districts, there is a slate of Republican contenders running long-shot bids in safely Democratic districts.
The Georgia candidate Greene -- who drew attention for her viral online petition to "Impeach Nancy Pelosi for crimes of Treason!" -- said 2020 is a pivotal election.
"We're at a point in our history," she told Fox News, "where people are aware ... that if we don't step up now, we're going to lose what we have."