The customers wanted to see the Republican candidates.
It would have been very easy for Ailes to replace Kelly and satisfy the customers.
He didn’t.
The customers aren’t important to him.
Then don’t watch fox.
If he would have caved he would lose all credibility to both customers as well as his advertisers. If the other networks do not see what is going on then Trimp will do the same thing to them when he creates some imaginary BS.