Maybe Jesse Jackson really is trying to cut off Barack Obama's n_ts.

Jackson handed Republicans their latest attack by saying that Israel's influence will wane if Obama is elected. Although "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" will remain strong, they'll lose a great deal of their clout, Jackson told the New York Post.

"This is one more example of why Jewish voters in larger numbers than ever are going  to be voting for Sen. McCain on Election Day," State Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, said in a conference call.

Fort Lauderdale Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff said that when a candidate does not have a track record on Israel, "and Sen. Obama does not, you have to ultimately judge how they are going to behave by the people that they are surrounded by and the comments that are made by their key supporters."

It's a stretch to call Jackson a key supporter, and Obama's campaign points to plenty of support for Israel. But the Democrat has clearly been damaged among some Jewish voters in Florida. It's what caused comedian Sarah Silverman's to launch the "Great Schlep."

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