Romney: Candidate's rape comments "inexcusable"
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Republican Mitt Romney said Monday that a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are "insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong."
Romney said he found Missouri Congressman Todd Akin's comments "offensive." Akin said in an interview Sunday that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" and that conception is rare in such cases.
Romney said he has "an entirely different view." The GOP presidential candidate also called on Akin to correct his statements.
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