that it was deliberate snooping. Something smells like rotten fish that is for sure



http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/18/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-dnc-suspension/

By Catherine Treyz, CNN

Updated 3:29 AM ET, Fri December 18, 2015


.............The New York Times said the staffer was the campaign data director. Searches were run from four user accounts while data from Clinton's campaign was exposed, the Times said. But it's difficult to say what that means, since one person could have had more than one user account.

The Sanders campaign will remain suspended until it provides the DNC with a full explanation of the episode and provides proof that any accessed data has been discarded. ................

he didn't do anything wrong.

Sounds like they're talking out of both sides of their mouths.

I assume the campaign's reasoning was that, even if what he did was perfectly proper or a minor transgression, there was going to be partisan poutrage about it, and it would help the overall campaign to be able to say he was fired.

It's too bad that a campaign has to look beyond the merits and think about political implications. Unfortunately, in today's climate, it's understandable. I first titled this reply "They should have suspended him...." but upon reflection I don't want to be that definitive about it.