Ned Lamont (Democrat) and Ryan Fazio (Republican) are the candidates for governor of Connecticut in the November 3, 2026 general election. Ned Lamont is the incumbent. Semblen has analyzed 50 ads in this race; 9 used at least one manipulation technique, most often loaded language and black and white fallacy.
Ned Lamont (DEM, incumbent), Ryan Fazio (REP). On the ballot as listed by Ballotpedia. 50 ads analyzed, 9 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-08.
As of 2026-10-08. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
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Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.
| Side | Ads | With at least one technique | Most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont (D) | 29 | 6 of 29 (21%) | Loaded Language (5), Black-and-White Fallacy (3), Appeal to Prejudice (2) |
| All from the campaign; no ads here from groups placed on this side. | |||
| Fazio (R) | 16 | 3 of 16 (19%) | Loaded Language (3), Black-and-White Fallacy (2), Glittering Generalities (2) |
| All from the campaign; no ads here from groups placed on this side. | |||
| Not placed on a side (4 sponsors) | 5 | 0 of 5 | |
Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.
| Paid for by | Side | Ads | With at least one technique | Most common |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED FOR CT | Lamontthe campaign | 29 | 6 of 29 (21%) | Loaded Language (5), Black-and-White Fallacy (3), Appeal to Prejudice (2) |
| FAZIO FOR CONNECTICUT INC | Faziothe campaign | 16 | 3 of 16 (19%) | Loaded Language (3), Black-and-White Fallacy (2), Glittering Generalities (2) |
| Wilton Democratic Town Committee | — | 2 | 0 of 2 | |
| Cheshire, CT Democratic Town Committee | — | 1 | 0 of 1 | |
| National Education Association | — | 1 | 0 of 1 | |
| Oberlander2026 | — | 1 | 0 of 1 |
How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.
Not everyone would call every technique manipulation. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.
18% of the 50 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (9 ads).
Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 12% of ads.
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50 ads, newest first.
Showing the 2 ads paid for by Wilton Democratic Town Committee. Show all 50 ads
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