As Donald Trump continues to suggest he may run for governor of New York, a new Quinnipiac poll shows him seriously lagging behind current Gov. Andrew Cuomo, POLITICO reported.
In the survey released on Thursday, the Democratic Cuomo leads the Republican Trump 63 percent to 26 percent. Additionally, only 27 percent of New York residents view the real estate mogul favorably, while Cuomo is viewed favorably, 59 percent to 28 percent.
The poll was conducted from Feb. 6 to 10 and included 1,488 New York voters, with an error margin of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
According to POLITICO, Cuomo -- who is up for reelection in 2014 -- is ahead of all possible challengers so far.
Earlier this year, Trump told the Associated Press he believed he would "win easily" in the governor's race.
"I've got time," he said. "I believe -- and many people believe -- I'm the only Republican who can win. I think I would win easily."
However, he also said he would only run if the state's GOP supported him entirely, leaving no room for other Republican challengers.
"I've said it very clearly -- if the Republican Party can unify and get their act together, I would spend the money and run," Trump added.
Though he said he might run for governor in 2006 and president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, he claims he "left leading in all the polls" every time he decided to end his bids -- despite receiving harsh criticism for questioning President Obama's birth certificate on numerous occasions.
