The poll comes as Mayor Eric Adams is dealing with a recent indictment on corruption charges. Reporting previously indicated Cuomo likely wouldn’t run if Adams seeks reelection, but that could change if Adams decides to vacate his office or is removed.

It hasn’t been confirmed if the poll has been commissioned by Cuomo. City and State New York asked two pollsters who believed it was him, and one said that it’d be “extraordinarily unlikely” to be anyone else, given the poll’s in-depth examination of feelings surrounding Cuomo.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi to confirm if Cuomo did commission the poll but received no response.

The poll asked several questions pertaining to Cuomo, such as whether respondents had a favorable or unfavorable view of him, what concerns them the most about what they’re heard of him, and if the adjective “bully” applies to him well or not.

The survey also pitted him against other mayoral candidates, such as Democratic state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, City Comptroller Brad Lander, and Democratic state Sen. Jessica Ramos, in asking who voters’ first choice in the election would be.

Some questions in the poll appeared to be biased toward Cuomo as well. One question asked whether voters preferred “someone who has a proven record of getting big things accomplished in government” or “someone who advocates for major progressive social change and equity.” Cuomo, as the governor of New York for over a decade, has plenty of experience in government.

His likely challengers in the mayoral race, namely Lander and Ramos, are known to be more progressive alternatives in the New York mayoral race, considering they’ve both supported congestion pricing and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

One other question connected to Cuomo’s sexual assault allegations asked whether voters would be more or less likely to vote for Cuomo because of them. The question is framed in a way that could be considered favorable to Cuomo because it notes that he says the charges are false and at least nine of them have been dropped.

The last anecdote says: “Five district attorneys reviewed the report and found no charges and he will not settle the cases and wants his day in court.”

Cuomo visited a church in the New York borough of Brooklyn on Sept. 22 and appeared to appeal to voters in the area.

“FDR made progress — he got things done: Tri-boro bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, FDR Drive, new schools, libraries, health clinics, new parks,” Cuomo said. “I am a proud FDR, get-it-done, make-a-difference progressive.”

Cuomo then bashed progressives and highlighted his accomplishments.

“All to improve your life,” he said. “But for all of today’s political talk about being so-called progressives, there is no true progress, and, in fact, we are going backwards.”