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Unlikely visitor, Rev. Franklin Graham campaigns in liberal Berkeley

By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press
Published: June 1, 2018, 9:59am

SAN FRANCISCO — The Rev. Franklin Graham says he is coming to Berkeley in peace and in a longshot attempt to sway voters to support evangelical Christian candidates.

The outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump is in the middle of a 10-stop campaign-style tour of California that is designed to get out the evangelical Christian vote in the June 5 primary election and defeat progressive politicians and insert more religion into government.

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