red meat rhetoric

red meat rhetoric

Rhetoric used by campaigning politicians that is forceful and poignant, as will excite or inflame their supporters. The incumbent president, who has so far been somewhat lackluster this campaign delivered a blistering speech last night filled with red meat rhetoric.
See also: meat, red
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • whip up
  • fade up
  • charge up
  • charged up
  • forget you
  • Forget you!
  • cram together
  • turn (someone's) crank
  • push against
  • blow one's mind
References in periodicals archive
It was audience designed to hear red meat rhetoric.
Khamenehi lashes out at West--before giving support to nuclear negotiations: Red meat rhetoric balances new policy of moderation
Perry generally gives the Republican base the red meat rhetoric it is looking for, but he has come under fire from his rivals and conservative activists for striking a more moderate tone on immigration.
Perry, Under Fire on Immigration, Seeks Hardliner's Nod