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Mourdock now trailing Donnelly in Indiana U.S. Senate race

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It appears controversial comments by Republican Richard Mourdock are costing him big in Indiana's race for U.S. Senate.

The Howey/DePauw University Battleground poll shows Mourdock now trailing Democrat Joe Donnelly by 11 points.

This comes after Mourdock's comments on rape and pregnancy during a debate last month. Before that, the two had been running even.

Mourdock's campaign and national Republicans have tried to move past the comments, but Democrats have spent heavily in Indiana to replay them for voters.

Mourdock is dismissing the poll, saying Hoosiers are more interested in job numbers released today.

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