Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 2:42 PM UTC

Mitt Romney’s pro-Mourdock ad

Here's the ad Mitt Romney taped for Richard "Somthing that God intended" Mourdock VIDEO

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Rather awkwardly, presidential candidate Mitt Romney recorded this ad in support of Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock who said that a pregnancy resulting from a rape is “something that God intended.” The Romney campaign has condemned Mourdock’s statement but has not pulled its endorsement of the candidate.

Alex Halperin is news editor at Salon. You can follow him on Twitter @alexhalperin.