Hundreds of people await their turn to pass through the doors of Warriner Hall in order to attend a town hall meeting with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate aiming to reclaim Senator Gary Peters' seat in the United States Senate, on the campus of Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. El-Sayed has become one of the most polarizing candidates in the 2026 midterms.(CM Life | Cristin Coppess)
