Just over half of American voters believe Edward Snowden, an American fugitive who leaked information about government spying techniques to news outlets, is a whistle-blower rather than a traitor.
Matt Drudge of the Drudge Report went further on Friday, dubbing Snowden an all out "success":
Snowden: A success. No longer do people think you're mad at mention of how we're sleepwalking our way into endless surveillance culture...
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) July 12, 2013