Don’t know whether the Democrat is anti-war? Just ‘spitball and improvise,’ Dem organizer says in undercover video

When in doubt, just make it up! It’s not like the voters will know.

A Democratic field organizer told participants in a recent canvassing training to “spitball and improvise” when confronted with a question they don’t know the answer to, an undercover video exclusively obtained by Ohio.News shows.

During an Aug. 6 Ohio Wins training event, an unidentified speaker asked whether “we have any candidates that are anti-war.”

“When in doubt, you’re the authority figure on this subject, not them,” Harrison Crone, a field organizer, said. “So, if you think they’re against war, say they’re against war. They’re not going to be, like, in real time, be like, ‘Oh, really?’

In a video obtained exclusively by Ohio News, an organizer with OhioWins tells Dem canvassers to just “spitball and improvise” when talking to voters: pic.twitter.com/CJjM4yZ6RL

— Ohio.news (@RealOhioNews) October 13, 2026

“I mean, the people we’re knocking are, like, they’re not going to be the most active, politically active voters,” Crone added. “These are, like, your everyday folks. So it’s not that they’re like, ‘Oh really? Because Sherrod Brown said in this’ — you might encounter it every once in a while. But these are, like, people who just need to get involved. That’s basically it.”

“You just spitball,” another participant, identified as Julia Ellis, the phone banking lead, said.

“You just spitball and improvise,” Crone confirmed.

The leaked video appears to be at least the second one from Ohio Wins. Another video, obtained by TownHall, shows activists laughing about elderly members of Congress, including one whose seat could determine who holds the majority in the U.S. House.

Brown is facing a tough election in his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a race that could help decide who controls the U.S. Senate. Polls show a tight race, with Brown holding a slight advantage, though within the margin of error.

Brown previously served in the U.S. Senate, but voters voted him out in 2024. Now, he’s trying to play up his moderate bona fides, but his record, past statements, and fundraising efforts paint a different picture.

The Ohio Democratic Party launched Ohio Wins in May to mobilize in all 88 counties.