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

In the cartoon, Nast portrayed the Democratic donkey scaring other animals, including an elephant labeled “The Republican ...

The donkey was initially portrayed as stubborn and the elephant as clumsy, but they are now revered at events and meetings ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...

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

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

Before the Democratic and Republican parties were symbolized by a donkey and an elephant, respectively ... Ohio held up a party column ballot on which the Republican and Democratic parties ...

Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as the symbol of the Democrats. But why have these animals long been ...

or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long represented the Democratic Party, just as the elephant is known to represent Republicans. How exactly did this come to be?