by Clifford F. Thies

According to a New York newspaper, first term Congressman Mike McMahon (D-NY13) has accused his Republican challenger, Mike Grimm, of raising money from Jewish donors. Supposedly, this is to show that the Republican has little support within the district, which covers Staten Island and part of Brooklyn.

From CNN's Political Ticker:

Staten Island Rep. Mike McMahon (D-NY) moved into damage-control mode Thursday, firing the communications director for his re-election bid Thursday night after she gave a reporter a breakdown of a Republican rival's "Jewish money" contributions. McMahon announced he was firing spokeswoman Jennifer Nelson after she provided a New York Observer reporter with a breakdown of Republican rival Michael Grimm's second-quarter financial haul donations from Jewish donors, in an apparent effort to show the former FBI agent has little financial support within the district. In an astonishing move – putting such a statement on paper – the file the reporter was given was titled "Grimm Jewish Money Q2."

And how did McMahon identify these donors as Jewish? Were they wearing armbands???