Like many contested congressional races, the future of Social Security is a key issue in the battle for the 8th District seat now held by two-term U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Wisconsin.

In many races, the accusation is that a candidate wants to privatize Social Security.

But does anyone want end it all together?

Kagen says his opponent, Republican Reid Ribble, does.

A new Kagen television ad opens with comical music, black-and-white newsreel-style footage and an announcer saying, “Some things are just bad ideas.” The ad soon shifts to Social Security, with these words — “Politician Reid Ribble hurting Wisconsin seniors” — next to the requisite image of a white-haired grandmother. It then includes a video snippet of Ribble saying: “Somehow we have to establish a phase-out of the current Social Security system.”

The conclusion: “Tell Republican Reid Ribble to keep his hands off our Social Security.”

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