I think they may have even loved him personally, but they hate his positions on abortion, amnesty for illegals, gun control, embryonic stem cell research, partial birth abortion, global warming and homosexual marriage/civil unions. Yes, they were polite to him, but inside we know what they are thinking.
What they are really thinking is, my God, this man is great on all non-social issues, the President has little affect on social issues except mostly through judicial appointments and Rudy supports strict constructionist, he has a very accomplished record as Mayor, he is a very strong leader in a time when we desperately need a strong leader, and Rudy is our most electable candidate in the general.
Wow, now the anti-Rudy's claim powers of clairvoyance. So you know what the people in attendance were thinking, huh?
People cheered Rudy and listened to him very attentively, in other words people gave him a great reception. I watched his entire speech. But since you now believe you can read people's minds, why not read Duncan's mind and tell us when your 1% candidate is going to drop out of the race?