They told him to whip up the crowd with “red meat.”
Be honest, and tell me if that means pulling out all the stops.
Nonetheless, I don’t think using a rightful middle name or calling someone a “hack” even comes close to what I think of as “red meat.” It’s probably closer to “medium with a pink center.”
Some would consider it to be infant formula.
It surely isn’t “red meat.”
And? Why does "red meat" have to take the form that Cunningham used? Answer: it doesn't.
"Red meat" would much more profitably include something that's actually constructive like ... oh, I don't know ... maybe laying out the serious issues the country will face in the next few years, and why John McCain is the one to address them, rather than Obama or Hillary Clinton.
Campaigning on adult topics is maybe not as fun as name-calling and such ... but maybe it's the sort of thing conservatives might want to get back to doing.