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WICHITA, Kan. (RNS) — On Monday (Nov. 2), megachurch pastor and U.S. Senate candidate the Rev. Adam Hamilton said he started the day praying for President Donald Trump.

“This morning on my knees, I was praying for the president today,” Hamilton, a Democrat, told reporters at the Coffee Daze coffee shop near downtown Wichita, right after a morning meet and greet with supporters. “Just praying, God, I pray for you to help this man to be who he’s supposed to be, to be his best version of himself.”

Hamilton, who pastors the largest Methodist church in the U.S., said he’d also been praying for God’s blessing on Roger Marshall, his opponent in the race to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate, adding with a smile, “I do want to bless him with retirement in Florida.”

Considered a long shot when he launched his campaign in April, Hamilton now narrowly leads Marshall in the polls.…