In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

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

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

But how did these symbols come to represent the two major political parties, and why have they endured despite their ...

The most enduring images in American political life are those drawn from the natural world—rivers and springs reflect the ever-changing course of politics, monsters suggest the carefully apportioned ...

The elephant and donkey were meant to be satirical depictions, popularised by an American political cartoonist.

The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant are two of the most recognizable symbols in American ... In the 1870s, ...