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title: "Sanders and El-Sayed Fill DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids"
url: https://www.heregrandrapids.com/2026/10/27/sanders-el-sayed-rally-devos-performance-hall-grand-rapids/
date: 2026-10-27T06:33:03-04:00
modified: 2026-10-27T06:33:03-04:00
author: "Vasco S. Quezada"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Grand Rapids"
attribution: "HERE Grand Rapids"
---

# Sanders and El-Sayed Fill DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids

> GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his Michigan swing to downtown Grand Rapids on Sunday night, sharing the stage with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed before a nearly full DeVos Performance Hall, a venue that seats roughly 2,500. Both men urged supporters to treat the Nov. 3 vote as if President

*Source: [HERE Grand Rapids](https://www.heregrandrapids.com/2026/10/27/sanders-el-sayed-rally-devos-performance-hall-grand-rapids/) — October 27, 2026 by Vasco S. Quezada*

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his Michigan swing to downtown Grand Rapids on Sunday night, sharing the stage with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed before a nearly full DeVos Performance Hall, a venue that seats roughly 2,500.

Both men urged supporters to treat the Nov. 3 vote as if President Donald Trump himself were on the ballot, tying the administration to Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

Health care took center stage. Sanders and El-Sayed each backed a Medicare for All plan as the answer to high drug prices, and Sanders used part of his speech to condemn attacks on El-Sayed over his race and faith.

Sanders also called for a wealth tax on billionaires, a pause on new data center construction and a higher minimum wage. El-Sayed criticized the trade fight with Canada and closed by reminding the crowd it had nine days left to vote.

A mid-October Marist Poll of likely Michigan voters showed El-Sayed at 50% and Rogers at 48%. El-Sayed was due in Lansing on Monday, while Sanders heads to Alpena and Ann Arbor to finish his tour of the state.