- Title: Clinton and Trump "caganer" poopers are all the rage
- Date: 7th November 2016
- Summary: GIRONA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 7, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF CAGANER.COM BUILDING ROOM INSIDE THE WORKSHOP WHERE ARTISANS WORK MAKING THE CAGANER FIGURES AND CARIOUS CAGANER FIGURINES SET ON A TABLE VARIOUS OF MAN MAKING A HILLARY CLINTON CAGANER OUT OF CLAY UNPAINTED CAGANER FIGURE OF CLINTON BEING PLACED ON TABLE UNPAINTED CLINTON CAGANER OWNER OF CAGANER.COM MARC ALOS PAINTING A TRUMP CAGANER AS PAINTED FIGURINES OF CLINTON AND TRUMP ARE LAID OUT BEFORE HIM ON THE TABLE BACK OF TRUMP FIGURE WITH PANTS DOWN DEFECATING TRUMP FIGURE BEING PAINTED (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OWNER OF CAGANER.COM MARC ALOS, SAYING: "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the newcomers this year. We made them because people asked for them through our website. At the beginning we used to sell Donald Trump more but Hillary has been catching up and right now there is a technical dead heat between the two. Like everyone, we don't know who's going to win." CLINTON AND TRUMP CAGANER FIGURES BACK OF DONALD TRUMP DEFECATING AND TRADITIONAL CAGANER IN THE BACKGROUND HOLDING A U.S. FLAG TRUMP AND CLINTON FIGURINES SIDE BY SIDE WITH TRADITIONAL CAGANER IN THE BACKGROUND HOLDING A U.S. FLAG CLINTON DEFECATING AND TRADITIONAL CAGANER IN THE BACKGROUND HOLDING A U.S. FLAG CLINTON CAGANER IN THE FOREGROUND AND TRUMP AND OTHER CAGANERS IN THE BACKGROUND TRUMP CAGANER CLINTON AND TRUMP CAGANERS FACING EACH OTHER MAN WALKING IN THE STREET WITH A DOG (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN MASCARRERAS, BANK EMPLOYEE, 63 YEARS OLD, SAYING: "If I would have to choose, I would vote for Hillary Clinton because I don't have any respect for this person (showing Trump's figure), for the way he talks and behaves, I would never vote for him, I would choose Hillary, even though she must have learned something from her husband." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN THE STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SONIA VIZCAINO, INTERNATIONAL AREA MANAGEMENT, 42 YEARS OLD, SAYING: "I don't support of any of them, I think these elections are very important because the United States is the most important world power and the result of this election is vital." STREET WITH TREES AND PEOPLE
- Embargoed: 22nd November 2016 16:31
- Keywords: Hillary Clinton Donald Trump US election Poopers Caganer Spain
- Location: GIRONA, SPAIN
- City: GIRONA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00157G44M1
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- Story Text: Small, clay statues defecating known as "caganers" or "poopers" of U.S. presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump have gone on sale in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia to mark the election on Tuesday (November 8).
Although the original "caganer" is a figurine of a peasant in a red beret and a white shirt, the figurines, which originate in Catalonia and are now mostly based on celebrities and political figures which are traditionally hidden in nativity scenes for friends and family to find.
Believed to bring prosperity and luck for the coming year, "caganers" have attracted international buyers with the U.S. accounting for over 40 percent of sales, according to retailer caganer.com.
"At the beginning we used to sell Donald Trump more but Hillary has been catching up and right now there is a technical dead heat between the two. Like everyone, we don't know who's going to win," said owner Marc Alos.
With the result of the U.S. election soon to be revealed, residents of Spain have made up their minds about the candidates.
"If I would have to choose, I would vote for Hillary Clinton because I don't have any respect for this person, for the way he talks and behaves, I would never vote for him, I would choose Hillary, even though she must have learned something from her husband," said 63 year-old bank employee Juan Mascarreras.
"I don't support of any of them, I think these elections are very important because the United States is the most important world power and the result of this election is vital," Sonia Vizcaino, 42, said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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