The Democrats America Is Leaving Behind
In 1997, I was living in Cambodia, working for the U.S. government to help solidify the country’s fragile democracy. The air was hopeful: Civic groups were preparing to monitor upcoming elections, political parties were selecting candidates and drafting platforms, and newspapers had popped up to feverishly report on it all.At his Fourth of July party, however, the U.S. ambassador to Phnom Penh warned of storm clouds ahead.