New Yorkers prefer Gillibrand to de Blasio for president

New Yorkers prefer Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for president, according to a new Siena College poll. 

Both Democrats have anemic poll numbers and look to have little chance of winning the Democratic primary.

{mosads}But in New York, the Siena poll found both would defeat President Trump, another New Yorker, in head-to-head match-ups.

Gillibrand is the more popular of the two Democrats, however.

In a hypothetical match-up, Gillibrand beats de Blasio across every region of the state, according to pollster Steven Greenberg. In de Blasio’s home city, Gillibrand bests him 56 percent to 29 percent, Greenberg said. 

The problem for Gillibrand and de Blasio is winning the Democratic nomination. 

An Iowa poll released by CNN and the Des Moines Register Saturday night found Gillibrand and de Blasio each polling at less than 1 percent.

They’re among the majority of candidates polling at less than 1 percent, with just seven polling above 2 percent. 

Candidates will need to break the 2 percent benchmark in four qualifying polls to make it on the later debate stages, according to new Democratic National Convention requirements.