But the DCCC’s “red to blue” program is more than a symbolic designation. It “arms top-tier candidates with organization and fundraising support to help them continue to strong campaigns,” DCCC spokeswoman Amanda Sherman said. “Additionally, the DCCC provides these races with strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, and more.”

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Lujan, a congressman from New Mexico, told reporters Thursday he felt confident that Democrats would win back the House in the Nov. 6 elections. They need to flip 23 seats currently held by Republicans.

He said the “expansiveness of the (competitive race) map and battlefield” favors Democrats.

“There is something incredible happening across America, and as long as the energy and momentum is on our side we will continue to make investments” in races like Missouri’s 2nd, he said.

A poll released by Quinnipiac University this week gave Democrats a decisive 14-percentage-point advantage when likely voters were asked which party they favored to control the House.