<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHata hivyo, Dole alitoa maoni yake ya kuunga mkono msamaha wa kisiasa uliotolewa na Gerald Ford wakati alipokuwa mshirika wa kukimbia wa Ford mnamo 1976.  <response>: It might also be pointed out that Dole supported the political pardons meted out by Gerald Ford, when he served as Fords running mate in 1976. 