The Partido Revolucionario Dominicano would like the Junta Central Electoral to order the suspension of a televised spot funded by the PLD that emphasizes what many consider political blunders made by the PRD candidate, Hipólito Mejía. Because of his frank and open nature, and his candid way of speaking, Mejía has made Dominicans laugh. Now the PLD campaign straticians want to have the last laugh and have made a TV spot by compiling a collection of the less fortunate of Hipólito expressions. The PRD says the video gives a distorted view of their candidate that most polls show will be the next Dominican president. The JCE president Ramón Morel Cerda says it has not received a formal request from the PRD to suspend the spot. Morel Cerda said that the tone of the campaign is normal in the Caribbean as the campaign comes to a close. Hipólito Mejía said this type of "dirty campaign" is not new. Political analysts say that videos showing the late José Francisco Peña Gómez at his worst were also used by the PLD in the 1996 presidential campaign. The campaigns are mainly focused on the undecided voters, since political analysts agree that the PRD has a strong following of unconditional voters. The PRD has enough votes to win the election alone, while the PRSC and the PLD need each other to win the election. PLD presidential candidate Danilo Medina defended his party’s right to show the errors of its opponents. The spot is being aired on Telemicro, Channel 5. Other channels have refused to run the spot.
