No they wouldn't. The fact is that most of O'Reilly's viewers don't give a damn about something that appeared to be extortion. He's still #1 in the cable ratings.
As for those conservative candidates, if they don't sit down with him, he'll rip 'em, and they'll have to live with the consequences.
I guess the tape-recorded converation between Bill O'Reilly and his victim, that I heard with my own ears was pure figment of my imagination. Of course they couldn't play the entire conversation on TV because the laws of decorum prohibit it.
By giving these creeps a break you hurt your own cause.