Our Gutless Press

Sonoma County has excellent wine, countless Democratic voters and one daily newspaper, The Press Democrat. In the last ten years the PD has endorsed the most pro-corporation Democrat in each race, unless a Republican who had a good chance was running, which seldom happened. The PD was owned by the NY  Times.

Today the PD is owned by Halifax Media, a rightwing Florida corporation. To block further endorsements of centrist Democrats, the powers that be have decided the newspaper will no longer endorse anyone. No doubt Halifax would like to endorse Republicans, but that would definitely hamper newspaper sales in this area. No endorsements is the ticket for now.