Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced renewed criticism after decades of citing a fictional middle-class family to justify his political positions, with critics questioning the authenticity of his approach to policy-making.
The New York Democrat has long referenced Joe and Eileen Bailey, imaginary constituents from Massapequa, Long Island, who he detailed in his 2007 book “Positively American: Winning Back the American Middle Class One Family at a Time.”
According to the book, Schumer runs every policy decision by this average, middle-class, swing-voting family.
The Baileys live in a Long Island suburb with their three children, both work and earn approximately $75,000 annually.
They represent what Schumer considers the typical American family that politicians should prioritize when crafting legislation.
The fictional family worries about terrorism, healthcare, property taxes, college tuition, outsourcing, elderly care and retirement.
They believe in charity but also maintain that “people who work hard and play by the rules will do fine in America.”
The Baileys reportedly bought into Reagan Republicanism in 1980 and express concerns about job security.
They support tax breaks to help families afford college education and maintain a household income around $70,000 in 2007 dollars.
The fictional couple takes a nuanced stance on immigration, opposing illegal immigration while not being anti-immigration overall.
Not the Bee outlined that they expressed strong disapproval of corporate executives involved in the Enron scandal and maintain pro-choice views on abortion.
Despite their Republican leanings, the Baileys allegedly voted for Donald Trump in recent elections.
The family enjoys popular television shows including “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housevives,” and they share a preference for kung pao chicken.
The Baileys reportedly maintain strict household rules against lying and hold cynical views about professional baseball, believing most players use performance-enhancing drugs.
These detailed characteristics have guided Schumer’s political calculations for nearly two decades.
The fictional family recently gained renewed attention when HBO host John Oliver criticized Schumer’s long fixation on the imaginary Long Island couple during his “Last Week Tonight” program.
Oliver expressed concern that Democrats risk losing their left-wing base by catering to center-right middle-class voters.
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“Absolutely wild,” Libs of TikTok posted as Oliver’s commentary made its rounds on social media Tuesday.
“All Democrats do is lie,” she added.
CNN’s Scott Jennings said, “If you don’t watch anything else today, take 7 mins & behold that Chuck Schumer has invented fictional New Yorkers named ‘the Baileys,’ developed an entire back story for them over several years, & based his entire worldview on them.”
“Does he belong in the Senate or an asylum?”
Resist the Mainstream reported last week that President Donald Trump shut down a backroom deal with Senate Democrats Saturday night, nuking hours of negotiations over his pending nominees.
These talks to confirm up to 60 of Trump’s picks collapsed after Schumer (D-NY) demanded over $1 billion in exchange for Democrat support.
“Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the Radical Left Lunatics, to GO TO HELL!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He said the demand was “egregious and unprecedented” and blasted it as “political extortion.”
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