Fox News Host Exits His Company Over Support for Trump

[babylonsister]

Fox News Host Exits His Company Over Support for Trump
Crowdpac cut ties with Steve Hilton, the right-wing host of ‘The Next Revolution’ on Fox News, after his Trump-like politics “created a tension within our platform and community.”
Maxwell Tani
05.15.18 2:07 PM ET


A top nonpartisan political crowdfunding site on Tuesday cut ties with its CEO, a Fox News weekend host, and temporarily suspended all fundraising on its platform for Republican candidates.

In a Medium.com post, entitled “A stand against Trumpism, a stand for democracy,” Crowdpac, a for-profit website that helps candidates raise money online, announced a series of major changes including the departure of founder and CEO Steve Hilton, acknowledging that his vocal advocacy for President Donald Trump “created a tension within our platform and community.”

“We’ve heard from many quarters of the Crowdpac community that, in light of Steve Hilton’s political profile, the use of our platform is seen as an endorsement of President Trump and his political movement,” acting CEO Jesse Thomas wrote.

“This isn’t even close to true, but it has created unnecessary drag for many of our users working to raise funds and build support for their campaigns on our platform,” Thomas continued. “Our business has been built around removing friction from participation for leaders and candidates, and any perceived endorsement of Trumpism, true or not, could hinder our growth and their success.”

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Yeah, I needed good news today.

[hurple]

2. This...

And all the other stories about the sheer animosity and hatred that all things trump endears to the *majority* of people in the country is just further statistical evidence that there is no way that the orange idiot won the election in 2016.

Absolutely not one point in the analysis of the trending data prior to, or since, the election points to a possible (actual) trump win. Not. One.

There is no way those totals weren't goosed by hackers.

[JHB]

3. Translation: This i# completely, utterly true, but I gotta diversify my revenue stream...

... 'cause as a junior flunky flack I don't get paid enough yet to be set for life, and in the "you must be this tall to keep getting paid" line, I still need to fluff up my 'do.

[sharedvalues]

4. A VERY good sign. DJT supporters growing toxic

That’s what we need to restore America’s values and push out the venal lying corrupt GOP and its leaders.
We need support for DJT to be toxic, so that it hurts companies and CEOs and billionaires.

We are winning!

When the fall of this corrupt GOP happens, and it will happen, it will be like a lightning bolt. The bottom will fall out. Get ready.

[trof]

5. Very confusing headine.

I finally figured it out.

[babylonsister]

6. I agree, it is terrible. nt

[Blue_true]

7. Did they pattern that after ActBlue? nt