I was born and bred in N.Y.C.;a member of an "old N.Y.C." family.I loved it,as did many of my family members.I live in New England,went to college in New England,have many friends in New England and I can assure you,my friends liked his speech!
The ONLY people on the West Coast,who I know,who probably didn't like it,are metrosexual wussies.
Many people,what used to be called THE SILENT MAJORITY,are so fed up with all the PC/touchy feely garbage,that this kind of purity,this strength,is a breath of fresh air;so heady,as to burst through the stench of the polluted, Orwellian double speak,that all of us have grown accustomed to.,from the Dems,pundits,and "political elitists".
My comments were directed to the two New Yorkers on our thread who are very worried that the speach will not be well received. I guess my point is, it is likely to be received much more warmly in the Midwest and in the South than in NYC (or New England or the West Coast for that matter).