Do most people pay enough attention to even know what he said? Most voters will go in and vote straight Dem or Rep. This probably won't hurt him much in Indiana.
I didn't hear the debate, but I heard the comments on All Things Considered.
How stupid do you have to be to open yourself up to this? It's rape - it's easy to paint it in a horrible light. Anytime you say something even close to what Mourdock said you've just painted a target.
Really, it's easy:
"Rape is a horrible, evil thing. Life is always a gift from God. Next question please."
"But --"
"I said NEXT QUESTION! I won't get trapped by this red herring."
I hope you Mourdockians are happy. Lugar sure wouldn't have bent over and dropped his drawers like this.