What is Rupert Murdoch's political affiliation?

Answer 1

Libertarian.

Rupert Murdock is without doubt a conservative. More than that, he is a businessman and promotes his interest. That being said conservatives by nature or more commercially profitable than progressives, his interest would be profits, therefore he would promote conservative agenda. If that is not enough he directly gave the Republican National Convention a $1 million dollar donation a few years ago, although he does give to both parties, by a considerable amount more to the Republican party. I do not believe he "lives or dies" by conservative values because the ideas of conservatism vary greatly from country to country. A US conservative would never get elected in the UK because would be seen as a right wing extremist; on the flip side the US would not elect a UK conservative because they are not conservative enough. Bottom line: He is a conservative because it is more profitable.