How the Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant came to be
In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...
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How Did The Donkey and Elephant Become Political Symbols
The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...
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How the Donkey and Elephant Became U.S. Political Symbols
The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...
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Elephants and Donkeys: How Did the Political Parties Get Their Animal Symbols?
The same 19th-century political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, is credited with popularizing both symbols, though he didn ... ‘seeing the elephant’ to mean they had participated in combat ...