Over half of Americans would not vote for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for president, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Nearly six in 10 voters in the Associated Press/GfK survey have no interest in backing a hypothetical Bloomberg bid.
{mosads}About 59 percent would “definitely not vote” for Bloomberg.
Only 7 percent would “definitely” write his name on their ballots, they added, while 29 percent would “consider” voting for him. Five percent declined to answer.
The poll comes as Bloomberg says he’s weighing a third party bid, with a decision due by early March. He told the Financial Times earlier this month that the public deserves “a lot better” than the current crop of candidates.
But the poll shows Bloomberg faces an uphill climb, with most Americans saying he doesn’t represent them on the issues.
About 74 percent say his views poorly mirror their own, with 45 percent saying his ideas match-up “not well at all” and 28 percent saying they align only “slightly well.” Another 10 percent declined to answer.
Only 16 percent think Bloomberg fits their values, according to the survey, with 4 percent saying he does so “very well” and 13 percent “somewhat well.”
Bloomberg also has low favorable ratings.
About 31 percent see him unfavorably, with 16 percent having a “very unfavorable” view and 15 percent a “somewhat unfavorable” take.
Just 19 percent have a favorable assessment of Bloomberg, with 4 percent seeing him “very favorably” and 15 percent “somewhat favorably.” Another 48 percent “didn’t know enough to say” and 3 perfect refused to answer.
AP/GfK surveyed 1,033 adults nationwide via telephone from Feb. 11 to 15. The poll has a 3.4 percent margin of error.