527组织与美国联邦选举

527 Groups and US Federal Election

527组织是近年在美国联邦选举中出现的一股新势力。在2004年的总统选举中,200多个527组织扮演了重要的角色,募集了5.35亿美元的捐款并通过议题广告、选民动员等影响选举,以至于一些美国媒体将2004年称为“527年”。527组织在国会选举中同样也具有不可忽视的影响。总体而言,党派斗争、法院的裁定、改革派和民众的推动等因素将决定527组织的沉浮。

'527 groups' act as a new force in US federal election in recent years.About 200 '527 groups' played important roles in 2004 presidential election,raising 535 million dollar and influencing the election by way of issuing ads,grassroot mobilization,etc Some American media even called year 2004 as '527 year'.527 groups also influenced congressional election.Generally speaking,the rist or fall of 527 groups will be decided by party competition,rulings of courts,the impulse of reformers and the drive of the masses.