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Elephant – Asom Gana Parishad , Bahujan Samaj Party (with the exception of the states of Assam and Sikkim where certain state parties use the elephant) Five-pointed star – Mizo National Front ; Farmer ploughing (within square farm) – Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh) Flowers and grass – All India Trinamool Congress
In 1874, Nast also popularized the contrasting use of an elephant to similarly symbolize the Republican Party. [2] [3] The Republican Party has since used an elephant as part of its official branding. While the donkey is widely-used by Democrats as an unofficial mascot, the party's first official logo—adopted in 2010—is an encircled "D".
The cartoon titled "The Third Term Panic" shows a donkey wearing lion's skin scaring away other animals. One of the animals was an elephant with "the republican vote" written on it. This is where ...
The donkey is a common symbol of the Democratic Party of the United States, originating in the 1830s and became popularised from a cartoon by Thomas Nast of Harper's Weekly in 1870. [25] The bray of the donkey may be used as a simile for loud and foolish speech in political mockery. [26] [27] For example, [28]
The famous cartoonist Thomas Nast is known for popularizing the Republican elephant, ... In the same video, it states the donkey has origins in President Andrew Jackson’s 1828 campaign. Instead ...
Thomas Nast's January 1870 depiction of the Democratic donkey Thomas Nast's 1874 depiction of the Republican elephant [at left] and the Democratic donkey [at center in the lion's skin). In the 1866 elections, the Radical Republicans won two-thirds majorities in Congress and took control of national affairs.
Spirit is wonderful and Fried, a former agriculture commissioner who’s the last Democrat to win a statewide race, had to give a fired-up pep talk to the donors and party activists at the gala.
Republican" has a variety of meanings around the world, and the Republican Party has evolved such that the meanings no longer always align. [ 126 ] [ 205 ] The term "Grand Old Party" is a traditional nickname for the Republican Party, and the abbreviation "GOP" is a commonly used designation.