# A cure for Trump? Why Democratic doctors are running in the 2026 midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/123878

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-31 17:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2026/10/31/a-cure-for-trump-why-democratic-doctors-are-running-in-the-2026-midterms?traffic_source=rss

> A growing number of Democratic doctors and health workers are running for office, seeking to turn anger over rising healthcare costs and what they regard as anti-science policies under Donald Trump into votes. Experts say healthcare has become increasingly polarised along party lines. Richard Pan, Abdul El-Sayed and Annie Andrews are among the candidates mentioned.

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