He doesn’t need to be.
Not every position has to fall on a political spectrum. Some things just need to be self-evident.
Yes. No need to judge Tesla either good or bad. I think he's smart and I think he knows which way the wind blows. Perhaps that ability helps him scam people (if he's a bad guy) and perhaps that ability helps him see that the Space Age is achievable (with SpaceX) and perhaps that ability helps him see that Trump is going to red pill everyone and change the whole game. It's not about scamming or not scamming. It's not about the political spectrum. It's about knowing what comes next.