Nation: What is the biggest story of 2013?
In a Facebook poll of 1,295 respondents, 34.4% chose “Snowden and the NSA”. How we count
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Snowden and the NSA led the poll with 34.4%, ahead of the Boston Marathon Bombing at 29.7%. The result held steady across every checkpoint.
The sharper distinction is who backed each story: Snowden voters were 78% male, compared with 57% male among Boston Marathon Bombing voters. Both options dominated the remaining field.
- Top story · Snowden and the NSA won with 446 votes
- Gender split · Snowden voters were 78% male
- Runner-up profile · Boston voters were 57% male