Good Thursday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing.

Stay tuned after the show for a message from Amazon. And I'm Anna Palmer. Here's what we've learned

about Senate power from impeachment. Number one, the Assella Corridor crew has their guy. For now,

if we've heard this question once, we've heard it 23 million times in all places between

Boston, Back Bay, and Union Station. When will Republicans stand up to President Donald Trump?

Well, for now they've got their wish. Senator Mitt Romney was that guy Wednesday when he voted

in favor of throwing Trump out of office. But don't plan your Nantuckin and Hampton's Fet's in his honor yet.

Romney votes pretty much down the line with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Trump.

Why? Because he's a Republican. He is generally a foot soldier in McConnell and Trump's army.

And trust us, at some point, in the not too distant future, Romney is likely to do what most Republicans do.

Vote for contentious legislative priorities pushed by the White House and marshaled by McConnell.

Why? Because again, he's a Republican.

Romney is a unicorn in that he doesn't have the same political considerations that most Republicans have.

He isn't up for re-election until

2024, which would be after a potential Trump second term. He's rich. Remember Democrats,

you've laid him for that in 2012, so he doesn't need a job after politics, and he doesn't

seem to care if Trump likes him. Number two, Schumer held his team together. Chuck Schumer,

the Democratic leader, pitched what most people believe was a shutout over the last couple weeks.

The conventional wisdom dictated that he should have never been able to keep Joe Manchin, Kirstenna, and Doug Jones in line.

But he did.

It's tough to gauge the long-term political impacts of either side's decision-making here, but unity is what keeps parties and their leaders strong, and Schumer gained here.

Number three, McConnell has zero interest in punishing Mitt.

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