Bailey (born ) is a pet dog belonging to United States

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. A male golden retriever, Bailey played a role in Warren's 2020 presidential campaign and was a fixture on the campaign trail, appearing in

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alongside his owners.

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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

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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". They had previously owned another golden retriever, Otis, who died in 2012. During Warren's 2020 campaign, Bailey was featured in official and unofficial campaign merchandise including stickers, t-shirts, tote bags, and leashes. He made several notable appearances on the campaign trail, including crashing a CNN interview in October 2019, appearing in a

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rally in January 2020, and serving as a surrogate while Warren was attending the Trump impeachment trial. During the Iowa caucuses, ''

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'' credited Bailey as a "natural closer" in its endorsement of Warren. Shortly after his owner announced the end of her presidential campaign on March 5, 2020, Bailey was filmed stealing a burrito presumed to belong to a Warren campaign staffer or press aid; the video subsequently went viral. An unofficial Twitter fan account operated by Robert Abare, @FirstDogBailey, had over 30,000 followers in 2020.

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