The donkey and elephant became political symbols in ... Popularization: Nast continued to use the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party in subsequent cartoons, and the association became ...

the elephant represents the Republican Party and the donkey the Democratic Party. What is less well known is how the animals came to adopted as symbols for the two biggest political forces in the US.

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 ...

The image resonated with the party and its supporters, solidifying the elephant as a symbol of Republican ideals. Much like the donkey, the elephant conveys the qualities the party aspires to ...

Democratic Party A donkey might not seem the most fearsome animal to take on the Republican's marauding elephant, but it is familiar, and it has more character than a letter 'D' in a circle ...

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 ...