A very interesting way that the images of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are reproduced is through dolls and action figures. As females, they would be considered role models for young women, so it would make sense that because they are influential figures, they would have their own dolls for girls to play with and familiarize themselves with. These two women do not have actual Barbie dolls out on the market, but interesting plastic representations of them have appeared over the years in ways that truly capture their stereotypes.

First, there is the doll modeled after Hillary Clinton. Affectionately fashioned and named after a nutcracker, this doll is wearing a pant suit and is able to crack open walnuts and the like by placing a nut in between its thighs and squeezing them together. This sentiment of Hillary Clinton as a "nutcracker" is an obvious play on words and metaphor for how the general American public views Hillary Clinton. She is seen as old, relentless, and unwavering in her beliefs, which has made her a "nutcracker" because she will get you to agree with her opinion if it is the last thing she does. This figure comes in a box that has several pieces of text on it. The first one being its title, "Hillary Nutcracker: What'd you Expect a Teddy Bear?" along with, "Is America ready for this nutcracker?" and the phrases "Stainless steel thighs!" and "Cracks toughest nuts!" These phrases all allude to Hillary Clinton being aggressive and displaying masculine qualities, in this case breaking or crushing [nuts]. The anchoring text is demeaning to Clinton as it implies that she is not nice enough to be a teddy bear, and is too assertive for a woman so must exhibit male characteristics.

	On the other hand, however, Sarah Palin draws up two types of dolls. There is the sexy schoolgirl doll of Sarah Palin, and there is the Barbie-esque doll who slightly resembles Cruella DeVille from 101 Dalmatians, and is completely equipped with a pink snow mobile, a stuffed moose pet, a large gun strapped around her shoulders, and a shopping bag in one hand. This doll stereotypes Sarah Palin by giving her a pet moose, which are commonly associated with Palin by several Americans. Both of these dolls degrade Palin because the school girl one equates her with nothing more than a sexual fantasy, which there is apparently a huge market for, and the other stereotypes her as a Alaskan hillbilly who hunts moose all day. This is not the first time that a doll has played off of Palin's beauty pageant background or her looks. When running for Vice President on McCain's Presidential ticket, the objectification of Palin went so far as to the "creation of a blow-up doll 'complete with bursting cleavage and sexy business suit' that included instructions to 'blow her up and show her how you are going to vote. Let her pound your gavel over and over...This blow-up sex doll could really satisfy all those swing voters' " (Wheatley, 2008). Both of these dolls pictured here also play on her sexuality by hypersexualizing Palin, much in the same way the blow-up doll did. The school girl doll is an obvious over sexualization, and the Alaskan doll is a less obvious, but still sexualization of Palin through her dress. Although she is equipped with a gun, snowmobile, and moose, Palin is still in her business clothing, which represents that as a woman in politics, Palin will always be seen in a certain way no matter what she is doing. Since she entered a realm of "men's work," she must always hold to her professional standards.