As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...

A South Carolina GOP official said the symbol appears to have been added on top of a legitimate Trump campaign yard sign.

And it’s true that the elephant is a long-standing Republican symbol, dating back as far as the Civil War. God forbid a ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

The reasons why in the United States the Democratic Party and the Democrats are represented bydonkey (and the color blue) ...

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The elephant symbol was created by famous cartoonist Thomas Nast, it was in Harper's Weekly in 1874. But, according to sources, the Republican elephant appeared much earlier than that in the pro ...

Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as the symbol of the Democrats. But why have these animals long been ...

ATLANTA — It's election season once again, and you may ask, "Why is that elephant waving an American flag with its trunk?" or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A Republican U.S. lawmaker this week suggested the storm-hit state of North Carolina should allocate its votes in the Electoral College to Republican Donald Trump ...