Washington (CNN) More than 40 Democratic candidates hoping to take back Republican-held seats are swarming the capital this week for a full schedule of strategy meetings as Democrats plot a path to retake the House in 2016 amid Republican infighting on Capitol Hill.

The Democratic candidates for Congress and two potential recruits will meet with fundraisers, pollsters, strategists and party leaders in Washington beginning Wednesday, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee aide told CNN.

The candidates are running in 36 congressional districts where they hope to either unseat the Republican incumbent or win a seat being vacated by a Republican. Their visit comes as House Republicans continue to struggle to coalesce around a successor to replace outgoing House Speaker John Boehner.

The goal, according to the aide, is to arm the Democratic candidates with the best resources and information available to run the smartest, most effective races possible.

Democrats are seizing on dysfunction in the House Republican ranks, especially as a disjointed Republican caucus threatens timely action on critical pieces of upcoming legislation that if unaddressed could result in a government shutdown or cause the U.S. to default on its debt obligations.

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