In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

First used to criticise, they became unlikely emblems, proudly adopted by each side A graphic representation of a Democratic ...

As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.

The elephant and donkey were meant to be satirical depictions, popularised by an American political cartoonist.

And it’s true that the elephant is a long-standing Republican symbol, dating back as far as the Civil War. God forbid a ...

The parties were illustrated by a donkey, symbolizing the Democratic Party, or an elephant, symbolizing the Republican Party. Photos of donkeys and elephants are printed on hats, t-shirts ...

WASHINGTON — Pierre Trudeau famously described living next to the United States as "sleeping with an elephant," a sentiment his son is intimately aware of amid this year’s tumultuous and polarized ...

ATLANTA — It's election season once again, and you may ask, "Why is that elephant waving an American ... even including an image of a donkey on his campaign posters.