Overall, only 14 percent of those polled believe the break was deserved. Poll: 8 in 10 say recess not deserved

Voters aren’t so pleased with the Congressional August vacation, with an overwhelming 80 percent majority claiming that the members have “not worked hard enough” to warrant their annual recess, a new Fox News Poll has found.

According to the survey, released Wednesday evening, 82 percent of Americans don’t believe that Congress has worked hard enough to deserve their summer break.


Democrats are the most forgiving (barely) of the generally displeased crowd with 17 percent saying that they had worked hard enough. Only 13 percent of Republicans and a mere 10 percent of independents said the same of the two chambers. Overall, only 14 percent of those polled believe the break was deserved.

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Voters were more lenient toward President Barack Obama, with 48 percent saying he deserved his summer vacation, that number juiced up by the 80 percent of Democrats who gave him the thumbs up to trek to Martha’s Vineyard. However the same percentage said that he didn’t deserve his break, with Republicans and independents making up the majority of the dissenting group (71 percent and 60 percent respectively).

The Fox News Poll was conducted under direction of Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research from Aug. 3-5 among 1,007 registered voters. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

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