In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote" being frightened by the donkey in the lion's skin. The elephant symbolized the Republican vote ...

As the 2020 US presidential election nears, badges, election leaflets, and TV graphics showing the image of the elephant and the donkey are everywhere. As anyone with even a passing interest in 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 ...

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 ...

Refreshing an existing icon is a safer bet. 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 ...

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 ...