Good of Hunter to presume the best about his audience, and if it turns out he held them in overly high esteem, they can correct him by their response. One hopes he isn't disillusioned.
An encouraging item: on yesterday's This Week with George Stephanopolous, Duncan Hunter received some attention during George S.'s interview with Sen. Kennedy: George S. showed the clip of Hunter at the debate describing the few GOP'frontrunners' as being of the 'Kennedy wing of the party' and advising GOP voters to move away from it. Hunter looked good in the clip, and Kennedy didn't seem to have a response as apparently none had been scripted for him by his staff/caretakers.
Hunter will get national press because he’s the only Republican there. He will be receive some boos and will be gracious. I’m guessing the MSM will only show the boos.