President Andrew Jackson, who was supported by the Democrats in 1828 ... Thomas Nast started drawing a stumbling elephant to represent the Republican Party, once united by its abolitionist ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in ... Here's how each symbol came to be associated with the Democratic and Republican parties: Origins: The donkey first became associated with ...

Strangely, the traditional icons of the Democrats' donkey and the Republicans' elephant seem to have been heavily inspired by the same cartoonist. And the animal mascots weren't exactly intended ...

If it seems like the field is getting crowded, consider that's just the Democrats! On the Republican side, former U.S. Rep ..

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...

Republicans adopted the elephant as their official symbol, "and although the Democrats have yet to declare ... one of their rallies before spotting a donkey," CNN reported. "It's a little weird ...

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...