You know what's really sad about Kerry's claim? It'll probably make him a bit more popular. What with Bush's camp attacking all the time, Kerry needs to show some teeth or he'll impress swing voters as a wuss, or that the allegations are true.

Rationally, you know the 527s are legal, and there's no real evidence to show SBVT is coordinating with the Bush campaign, save for a few financial and communal connections. But in the mind of the average swing voter, legalities are irrelevant and the whole Bush camp is one hulking monolith. Rationalism plays little part in this kind of thinking. This says a lot more about the state of informed enfranchisement in America than it does about Kerry or Bush.