MRC Suddenly Hates Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos’ Tactic Again — When It’s Used Against Republicans

The Media Research Center’s Nicholas Fondacaro complained in a Jan. 23 post:

With CNN exit polls suggesting that upwards of 70 percent of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s support in New Hampshire came from people who were not registered Republicans, on Tuesday night, ABC praised that effort on their streaming service ABC News Live. Network reporter Eva Pilgrim lauded those voters for understanding how important their duty was and was excited about other open primaries like those in South Carolina and 11 Super Tuesday states.

Minutes after the polls closed, Pilgrim lionized those non-Republican voters as people on a mission, who understood the assignment, and could decide the entire Republican race:

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Anchor Linsey Davis wanted to know what Haley’s plan was going forward, and Pilgrim was really excited to explain that it involved leaning on more non-Republican voters to get involved in the GOP primary process.

Fondacaro censored the fact that this is a tactic previously championed by his employer. As we’ve documented, the MRC was a big fan of Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos,” in which the now-deceased radio host encouraged right-wingers to vote in Democratic primaries with the sole goal of prolonging the primary process; Fondacaro’s boss, Tim Graham, cheered in 2008 that the plan “has caused disarray among the Democrats.”

The funny thing is, the MRC is still praising this tactic — but only when it’s used against Democrats. A Feb. 19 post by Jorge Bonilla hyped “an insurgent rejection campaign against President Joe Biden” in Michigan in which voters would vote “uncommitted” instead of for Biden as an apparent protest over U.S. actions in the Israel-Hamas war, which he specifically called “Michigan’s homegrown version of ‘Operation Chaos.’”

Apparently, the MRC thinks it’s OK to inject “chaos” into an election primary only if it involves Democrats. Seems a little biased.