THE elephant and the donkey represent the US party systems since 1828 and 1854. The popularity of the animals rose due to political cartoons at the time to represent the two-party system. ⚠️ … ...

In 1874, in yet another scathing cartoon, Nast represented the Democratic press as a donkey in lion’s clothing (though the party itself is shown as a shy fox), expressing the cartoonist’s ...

Donkey, elephant became symbols of parties through 1800s cartoons Published Nov. 2, 2004 | Updated Aug. 28, 2005 How did an elephant become the symbol of the Republican Party, and a donkey the ...

Thomas Nast was the name of the cartoonist who popularised the elephant. In the tradition of great satircal cartoons of the late 19th and early 20th century, his intricate doodles attacked plenty ...

Nast employed the elephant to represent Republicans in additional cartoons during the 1870s; by 1880, other cartoonists were using the creature to symbolize the party.

Elephants, at least the artistic variety, come in all shapes and sizes. But few are as well-known as that venerable symbol of the Grand Old Party, the Republican elephant, which will be on display ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

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The time has come. The Republican party should make it official: their new mascot, the new symbol of what they stand for, is now the sheep, not the elephant. Should there be any doubt, Google the ...