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Yilaner <yila
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> A good win for Romney would reestablish him as the front-runner,
> the better for his bruises.
> Santorum needs a miracle like Iowa, but on time and bigger. He
> needs a tumble from the top, leaving space for him to step in as
> Newt without the baggage.
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> What does "the better for his bruises" mean here?
Stronger after suffering setbacks and overcoming them. The bruises are
metaphorical battle scars.
What does not kill me makes me stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche
> The phrase "as Newt without the baggage" also puzzles me.
A very conservative politician, but without the long history of personal
and political scandals that Gingrich has acquired. Baggage is a common
metaphor for the experiences in a person's life that could prove
embarrassing, or which would call that person's judgment or honesty into
question.
