El Caribe reports that the various political parties have spent in the neighborhood of RD$53 million on publicity since the beginning of September. The PRD, even without an official candidate to promote, has spent nearly RD$28 million. The PLD has spent RD$13.2 million on its campaign to date and the PRSC has spent nearly RD$12 million. In an interesting sidebar, El Caribe shows that Vice-President Milagros Bosch has out spent President Hipolito Mejia by RD$1,657.