Bankless · Friday, September 18, 2026
The failure of the Clarity Act in the Senate has sparked debate, with some blaming Democratic senators for not compromising and others pointing to Donald Trump's initial stance on ethics provisions as the primary reason for its demise. The sentiment is that Democrats may be leveraging their strong political position ahead of the midterms.
“Then the Senate procedural vote came on Tuesday, and it seemed that the compromises from Trump and the Republicans were just not enough for All Democrats voted no to the procedural vote.”
“I think that the Democrats feel like they're in a very strong position to win the midterms. And so they don't need to compromise. And the Clarity Act passing is a Republican win, no matter what.”
“And I think we should also be blaming Donald Trump for just making this such a big issue in the first place. Like Donald Trump is the biggest reason why Clarity Act did not pass.”