It seems the US Democratic Party has a new logo, or at least a new profile pic on social media. The design is instantly familiar because a donkey icon has long been associated with the party, even if ...

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 ...

As anyone with even a passing interest in US politics knows, the elephant represents the Republican Party and the donkey the Democratic Party. What is less well known is how the animals came to ...

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 ...

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 ...