It’s not just that most voters aren’t paying attention to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s massacring his own people, according to polls. Few members of Congress are either. And who have embraced the issue admit that they’re not hearing much support among their colleagues or their constituents.

“There are not a lot of members on planes going home right now trying to figure out what they’re going to say if they get asked about Syria,” said Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign committee, told POLITICO Friday afternoon. “You’re not going to get a big crowd at the Syria working group.” …

“I do town hall meetings regularly, and I can’t say I ever have people ask me about Syria,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah). “I get lots of questions about Benghazi, but not Syria.” …

“He has maximum flexibility,” Chaffetz added. “You want to do what’s best for the United States of America and the world, but if things continue to go poorly and the more the atrocities are exposed, that happened on President Obama’s watch.”