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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Aug 1, 2013, 11:13 AM Aug 2013

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Most Americans See NSA Leaker Snowden As Whistle-Blower, Not Traitor [View all]

More Americans see National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden as a whistle-blower (55 percent), than a traitor (34 percent), according to a poll released Thursday shortly after the former NSA contractor reportedly secured asylum in Russia.

The Quinnipiac University national poll, which had an error margin for plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, found the public mood unchanged from a similar survey on July 10.

“Most American voters think positively of Edward Snowden, but that was before he accepted asylum in Russia,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

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Most Americans See NSA Leaker Snowden As Whistle-Blower, Not Traitor [View all] Purveyor Aug 2013 OP

I saw another poll early this week which raised that figure by one point to 56%. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #1

Most Americans, then, to the left of many here at the "Underground?" villager Aug 2013 #2

I've thought the trend for Snowden to be mostly supportive by judging of the 'recs' on positive Purveyor Aug 2013 #5

Well, you may be right. There does seem to be a lot of quiet support for Snowden villager Aug 2013 #8

No Shit Sherlock - Americans don't like Trashing the Constitution FreakinDJ Aug 2013 #3

..... but that was before he accepted asylum in Russia DJ13 Aug 2013 #4

People with morals can't continue to participate in anti consistutional government operations. L0oniX Aug 2013 #6

Edward Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #7

Verizon refused to activate old non GPS motorola star tac phones years ago markiv Aug 2013 #9

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