[CobaltBlue]

A 527 is defined by 26 USC 527, and is a political organization. There are exemptions in the campaign finance laws for political organizations that are not organized on behalf of a specific candidate or party.

[keats5]

Are the Swifties organized to support a political candidate? They claim they are not. They claim they just want to have the truth told. This makes sense to me. They want to clear their own reputations, especially when Kerry accused them of war crimes. The presidential election offers them a national platform for them to tell their stories, but they have never encouraged people to vote for Bush in their ads.