Article snippet: NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Conservatives converged on this lavish resort development on the outskirts of Washington this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The four-day event amounted to a preview of the Republican strategy as the party prepares to head into 2020, when MORE and nearly two dozen GOP senators will face reelection. That strategy, laid out by speakers and activists at CPAC, appears almost certain to hinge on a vow to combat what many conservatives see as “socialism” within the Democratic Party and to preserve the legacy of Trump. Here are five takeaways from the conference: Republicans preview 2020 message: anti-socialism If there’s one message that rang clear throughout CPAC, it’s this: the Democratic Party is now the party of socialism. The allegation, made by speaker after speaker at the four-day gathering, offered the clearest signal to date that conservatives plan to hinge their 2020 message on a call to arms against what they described as encroaching government regulation and market interference. “This election is not going to be about Republican or Democrat. It's going to be about socialism and the free market,” House Minority Leader MORE (R-Calif.) said this week. Trump also mentioned socialism in his two-hour address. "The future belongs to those who believe in freedom … America will never be a socialist country," he said in his speech. Several speakers put Rep. MORE, a former White House adviser, said on Thursd... Link to the full article to read more