News organizations are bound by shareholders to be forward-looking. So what does it say about Fox News, whose popularity took a hit over its election night coverage, that all of a sudden, it's moving its obvious #NeverTrumpers away from the broadcast action as it seeks to regain market share?
Here's a tweet from NewsMax's Emerald Robinson, outlining a rough pattern:
Now, this is just a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Some, such as Francis, are out for reasons that began before the election was over -- in her case, a pay dispute, while others, such as #NeverTrump Bila, are recent cutbacks. The depth of their #NeverTrump-itude varies, too. I had never thought that Francis was truly a #NeverTrump, despite that sorry Soros incident, but perhaps I am wrong. Bila, though, was pretty obvious based on her tweets. Other purported #NeverTrumps, again, of varying degrees, are still there. Brett Baier is still there. Harris Faulkner is still there. Paul Ryan still sits on the Fox board. It's also possible there are right-wingers who aren't #NeverTrumps who are out, too. Leftists, such as Brazile and Williams, are in another category and it's hard to judge conclusively what's going on there, too as both are individuals, same as the others.
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