There's a stiffness to Hunter's walk, a quality that shows up as well in the rigid facial expressions shown by the Congressman from California. Most often, his degree of expressiveness is low as he talks firmly about the issues that matter most to him — immigration and military defense. But if he has a look that distinguishes him from his Republican colleagues, it would be his tendency to reveal contempt. Now and again, especially when attacking the Democrats for a perceived lack of patriotism, the corner of his mouth will curl upwards in a tight indent. The candidate whose booth at the Ames, Iowa straw poll was handing out "Old Fashion Ice Cream," Duncan is morally indignant at the forces in the world, like China, that aren't playing by what he regards as the right rules.