For a guy who may forever have difficulty living in total security, Edward Snowden might find a tea party rally to be friendlier territory than most.
According to findings from Pew Research Center released on Tuesday, 55 percent said that Snowden’s leak of classified information on government surveillance programs “harmed the public interest,” while 34 percent said that it “served the public interest.”
But Republicans are divided along ideological lines in their views of Snowden.
From Pew:
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who do not agree with the Tea Party are twice as likely to say the leak has harmed as to say it has served the public interest (61% vs. 30%). Among Republicans and GOP-leaners who agree with the Tea Party, about as many see the leak of classified documents as harmful (45%) as say they have served the public interest (43%).
Following his leak earlier this year, Snowden ultimately found asylum in Russia, where he’s reportedly working a technical support job.
