- “Reliable progressive ally” — that’s really the key test here. What the Nation is saying, without actually saying it outright, is that Clinton simply hasn’t been one. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/14/the-nations-endorsement-of-bernie-sanders-is-really-about-rejecting-hillary-clinton-again/ 6 comments politics