For the first time since FDR, The Record casts its endorsement for a Democrat, Barack Obama. The Record is a newspaper covering Calaveras and Lockeford/Clements County (home of my birthplace – Stockton, CA).
The unanimous decision was made by our editorial board, which consists of Publisher Roger W. Coover, Managing Editor Donald W. Blount, Opinion Page Editor Eric Grunder, Human Resources Director Sandi Johnson and me (Mike Klocke – Editor).