The elephant has been representing the Republican party since 1854. The idea of the elephant came about due to soldiers of the Civil War as they would use the phrase “seeing the elephant” to ...

You've probably heard of the Republican Party being referred to as the "GOP." But do you know what GOP stands for? And why are Republicans depicted as elephants and Democrats as donkeys?

Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican party would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their official symbol. The Democrats, however, never officially adopted the donkey as a ...

(Library of Congress) Why is the elephant the symbol of the Republican Party and a donkey the symbol of the Democrats? A very famous political cartoonist named Thomas Nast is credited with making ...

The donkey and elephant symbols play a significant role in U.S. elections and have represented the two major political parties since the 19th century. In recent times, these symbols continue to be ...

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 ...

At the bottom of the page was the Texas Fort Bend County Republican Party logo and the question, "Would you worship a donkey or an elephant? The choice is yours." Hindu American Foundation board ...

The Lawrence County Republican Party issued an apology after its new chairman posted on Facebook a picture of the GOP elephant that depicted Ku Klux Klan symbolism. The image was posted Sunday ...

LAWRENCE Co., Ala. (WAFF) - The Lawrence County Republican Party is facing scrutiny from the Alabama House minority leader and the NAACP after posting an image of the GOP elephant that had Ku Klux ...

It showed an elephant caught in a trap set by a donkey, and the lumbering confused behemoth of the Republican Party undone by the Herald’s scare tactics. Nast continued to use the elephant and ...

In the 1870s, influential political cartoonist Thomas Nast helped popularize the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party. As for the Republican elephant, the image was first seen during the ...

Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican party would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their official symbol. The Democrats, however, never officially adopted the donkey as a ...