Bailey was a 2018 gift from Warren's husband,
Bruce Mann. He is named after
George Bailey from ''
It's A Wonderful Life''. The couple told
CNN in an October 2019 interview that they had long been dog people, and that Bailey helped them keep calm and maintain "the illusion of normalcy". He made several notable appearances on the campaign trail, including crashing a CNN interview in October 2019, appearing in a
Fort Dodge, Iowa rally in January 2020, and serving as a surrogate while Warren was attending the
Trump impeachment trial. During the
Iowa caucuses,
The Des Moines Register credited Bailey as a "natural closer" in its endorsement of Warren. An unofficial Twitter fan account operated by Robert Abare, == See also ==