New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wouldn’t be satisfied “playing second fiddle” as Mitt Romney’s vice president, according to the state’s voters.

The majority -52% — said Christie wouldn’t be happy serving second in command, compared to 36% who said he would, revealed a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday

“Gov. Christopher Christie is an in-the-spotlight soloist, in Trenton and on the national campaign trail,” Maurice Carroll, director of the polling institute said in a press release.

“Would he be content to play second fiddle as vice president? New Jersey voters doubt it. They know their combative ‘Jersey Guy’ gov and they continue to give him high marks on the way he does his job,” he added.

The bulk of Garden State voters-57%–said they approve of the way Christie is handling his job, just two points lower than his all-time high from last month.

The bad news for Christie -whose name has been floated as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate-is if he were to run, he wouldn’t even be able to deliver his home state.

Those surveyed said they preferred President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden over a Romney-Christie ticket 50% to 42%.

New Jersey has gone to the Democratic nominee in the past five presidential elections.

“Color New Jersey blue,” Carroll said. “President Barack Obama beats Gov. Mitt Romney and Christie’s presence on the Republican ticket doesn’t help Romney.”

The poll was conducted from May 9 to May 14 with 1,582 registered voters surveyed. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2. 5 percentage points.

(Source: NY Daily News)