In red states democratic socialists should run as republicans in blue states democratic socialists should run as democrats
Having democratic socialists running under the dominant party means no lawsuits regarding ballot access
It means that every dollar you receive can be spent on your race not wasting your time with running as a 3rd party/independent candidate
Not to mention if you win the primary in a red or blue state you are absolutely guaranteed to win the general election
Having DSA endorsed candidates running in Republican primaries is going to help bring socialism to red states
Having DSA endorsed candidates win Republican primaries will mean zero worries about gerrymandering because the gerrymandering would have benefited democratic socialists running under the R banner anyways