If Donald Trump managed to win New Hampshire and the primaries altogether, it's going to send a clear message that a Republican candidate can win even without the support of the biggest conservative news channel -- Fox News.

As reported by CNN Money, for two decades now, the Fox News Channel has been a powerful station that caters to the Republican candidates and voters. In fact, every nominee has pandered to the news station just to get its indirect endorsement.

The biggest game changer was when Trump openly waged a war with the network and proved that without him in their last debate, their viewership experienced a significant loss.

Bill Bennett, a veteran conservative analyst has criticized Fox News Channel over its remark with the mogul-turned-politician and said, "If Donald Trump wins this thing, it shows that you can do this without them."

Bennett went on to say that just like many candidates before Trump, they have to pander Fox News for them to get a significant advantage over their rivals.

But it should be noted that in Fox News' defense, Trump winning the primaries, and to an extent, the presidency, would not exactly spell doom for the network. Currently, Fox News is still the most-watched news network on cable and still remains one of the big players over influencing Republicans.

Then again, Trump winning will still prove that for the first time ever, a candidate can win an election -- even without them backing him or her up. However, this may be attributed to Trump's star power. Because unlike his other rivals, The Donald was famous on his own right even before running for the presidency.

It should be noted that he's also a billionaire and a former reality star who's been exposure to the American public is off the charts.

Despite their recent animosity toward each other, the Fox News Channel and Donald Trump still hold a complicated, but symbiotic relationship, Media Matters has learned.

Even before declaring his intention to become the president of the United States, Fox News has been upholding Trump's image. In fact, during a live telecast back in March of 2011, one on-screen text even featured the question, "What Would President Trump Do?"

But with the relationship now turned sour, it seems that Fox News is now left without its Republican champion.

Fortunately, there's still Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, who are seen as more in line with Fox's view of a traditional Republican.