Hillary Clinton is there. Ted Cruz is there. So are Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio.
Who’s not there in Bleacher Creatures’ latest lineup of plush dolls impressed by the 2016 presidential candidates? Donald Trump.
Bleacher Creatures is finest identified for its 10-inch plush figures of well-known athletes like New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James and the Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Final yr it hit a house run with its Pope Francis doll (promoting greater than 50,000 of them) to commemorate the papal go to to the US.
On Saturday, Bleacher Creatures will unveil its latest dolls within the likeness of political characters on the North American Annual Toy Truthful in New York Metropolis.
“This is our first foray into politics,” stated Matt Hoffman, CEO of Plymouth, Pa.-based Bleacher Creatures, which sells greater than 1 million dolls a yr.
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Hoffman stated early polls decided who bought a Bleacher Creatures transformation.
So why is Donald Trump lacking from the group? Heck, even former presidents Invoice Clinton and Ronald Reagan earned a doll.
The official clarification from the corporate is that Trump is a star and movie star likenesses require licenses.
“We worked directly with the Trump Organization and in the end we weren’t able to get a deal,” stated Hoffman.
The Trump marketing campaign declined to remark.
Hoffman stated he has a Trump doll prototype prepared if the candidate modifications his thoughts.
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Hillary Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders virtually did not make the lower.
Hoffman stated the corporate was intently following the early polls to resolve which candidates to go along with.
Sanders’ digital tie with Clinton in Iowa received him his personal Bleacher Creatures doll, however too late for the toy truthful.
Bernie Sanders doll
The brand new political plush dolls (priced at $19.99 every) are on pre-sale on the corporate’s web site.
He additionally stated Clinton, whose doll wears a pant swimsuit, might get a wardrobe change in subsequent variations of the doll.
Hoffman stated the political dolls will ship to clients mid-summer, or 30 days earlier than the Republican and Democratic nationwide conventions.
CNNMoney (New York) First revealed February 12, 2016: 4:13 PM ET