CHICAGO — Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s (R) campaign released a poll this morning showing a tied Senate race after his Tuesday night debate, when he called pregnancy from rape something that “God intended.”

Mourdock and his opponent, Rep. Joe Donnelly (D), are tied at 44 percent in the survey paid for by the GOP nominee’s campaign. A libertarian candidate, Andrew Horning, received 6 percent in the poll.

Four percent of voters said they were undecided.

The new numbers serve as damage control for Mourdock after his highly publicized remarks in the final debate of his race. Democrats seized on his comments, airing a new advertisement featuring his words throughout the state. Even some Republicans, including presidential nominee Mitt Romney, distanced themselves from Mourdock’s words by stating their disagreement.

Still, this Senate race remains highly competitive, and Roll Call rates it as a Tossup.

A memo on Mourdock’s survey also shows Romney leading President Barack Obama by a large margin, 55 percent to 41 percent.

The McLaughlin & Associates survey polled 600 likely voters from Oct. 24-25. The margin of error was 4 points.