Susan Bewildensteined: Like a hyper little hunting dog about to give chase, what did you do to your face?

Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz found a way to grab video viewers’ attention in her 11th campaign for statewide office. The issue-averse Democrat has made an impression with a campaign ad that purports to feature her post-face renovation two days as she became eligible for Medicare.

Daily Ructions readers may have thought that Bysiewicz joining a Middletown delegation dominated by Josh Elliott supporters would be her biggest surprise of this gubernatorial election year. They did not anticipate Bysiewicz would reveal her admiration for Jocelyn Wildenstein in the final weeks of this campaign. Bysiewicz’s campaign committee has made a commitment to spend of hundreds of thousands of dollars on media to prompt Connecticut voters to ask an unusual question:

What did you do to your face?

Here’s that question put to music:

Published October 1, 2026.