Even as “Team Rudy” touts his national poll numbers, Pollster.com’s Mark Blumenthal notes that Republicans know nothing about him, quoting USA Today:

Barely one in five Republicans knew that he supports abortion rights and civil unions for same-sex couples, the USA TODAY poll found. Nearly as many thought he was “pro-life” as said he was “pro-choice.”

When they were told about his stance on those issues, his star dimmed. One in five Republicans said his views would “rule him out as a candidate” they could support. That included one-third of those who attend church every week, an important base of the GOP that makes up a third of party loyalists.

Another 25% of Republicans said his views made them less likely to support him, nearly double the proportion who said they made them more likely to support him.