Sam Donaldson is all in for Michael Bloomberg.

[left-of-center2012]

The veteran ABC news anchor on Friday endorsed the billionaire media mogul’s run for president, telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper he believed Bloomberg was the “best-suited” Democratic candidate to take on Donald Trump in November.

Donaldson acknowledged how, as a working reporter in Washington for 52 years, he’d never given money to candidates or registered for a political party. But times had changed and he now felt compelled to act because (with Trump) “we are in the grip” of a “sick, ignorant man,” Donaldson explained.

He’s mean, he’s corrupt and if we don’t get this right, we may lose the things that have made this country the best place to live in the world and that shining city on the hill that Ronald Reagan used to talk about which was the envy of the world,” he added.

Donaldson later dismissed concerns that Bloomberg was attempting to buy the presidency, saying he wouldn’t be “beholden to anyone” because he’s putting his own money in, and played down the anger over the stop-and-frisk policing strategy that was used during Bloomberg’s time as New York mayor.

Link to tweet

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/483268-former-colleague-brit-hume-on-sam-donaldsons-bloomberg-endorsement-never

[A-Schwarzenegger]

1. Anybody else's first thought?

He's still ... ?

[mr_lebowski]

2. IQ45 on the tweet machine in 3 ... 2 ... 1

"That hack loser Donaldson was never popular (such low ratings!) and now he's old and his hair looks funny!"

[andym]

3. Donaldson is very experienced and has honed political neutrality for decades

He clearly views Trump as an existential threat to the nation. As for his reasons in choosing Bloomberg as best to beat Trump, I am curious. Which characteristics:money, toughness, etc. ?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

4. here...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/opinions/michael-bloomberg-democratic-candidate-endorsement-donaldson/index.html

[andym]

5. So money, resolve (can't be bullied), working with both parties, and an effective technocrat

Donaldson's criteria are certainty different from my criteria and many others here on DU. I don't think inter-party cooperation is possible anymore-- the 60s are long gone and Donaldson should realize this.