New — Republicans and Democrats are divided over almost everything in Washington. Apparently that includes where to eat. @washingtonsun analyzed 1.6M+ FEC operating-expenditure records and found campaigns spent more than $9M at 829 D.C.-area restaurants this cycle. Republicans’ top spot: The Capital Grille, where GOP campaigns spent more than $500k. / Democrats’ favorite: Paraiso, followed by Osteria Morini, AMA and L’Ardente. There was a big divide in how much the parties spent: Republican campaigns dropped about $5M at restaurants compared with $3.9M for Democrats — despite almost the exact same number of campaigns in the analysis. Steve Scalise was the biggest spender of all, with nearly $517k across 79 restaurants, including almost $117k at Ocean Prime. Hakeem Jeffries led Democrats with more than $160k across 31 restaurants, including nearly $45k at Osteria Morini. More on what Washington run: Politics and food washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…