Candidates of both parties run vs. NSA

Edward Snowden’s leaks didn’t just cause turmoil in the U.S. intelligence community, prompt international backlash toward President Barack Obama and revive a debate in Congress over civil liberties. They spawned a whole new breed on the 2014 campaign trail: The anti-National Security Agency candidate. Many of these candidates are unlikely to knock off well-financed incumbents. But for Republicans, the debate highlights the growing divide within the party over whether to move sharply away from the national-security hawk mindset that has prevailed since President Ronald Reagan.