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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 elephant as the symbol for the Republican Party of the United States originated in an 1874 political cartoon of an Asian elephant by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly. This cartoon, titled "Third Term Panic", is a parody of Aesop's fable , [ h ] " The Ass in the Lion's Skin ".
One of the animals was an elephant with "the republican vote" written on it. This is where the republican party found their mascot. Click through the gallery below to see photos of political ...
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Eagle – Republican Party (used on ballots in New York State); Constitution Party, American Party ‹See TfM› Elephant – Republican Party; Lady Justice – Justice Party ‹See TfM› Letter L – Silver Legion of America; Lion – National Party; Minute Man and Embattled Farmer are the symbols of American Patriot Party (2003 to present)
In the 1980s and 1990s, Trump had talked about politics and the Republican party. For example, in 1988 he told Oprah he "probably" would never run for office. Eleven years later, ...
The Tea Party would go on to strongly influence the Republican Party, in part due to the replacement of establishment Republicans with Tea Party-style Republicans. [ 135 ] When Obama was re-elected president in 2012 , defeating Republican Mitt Romney , [ 144 ] the Republican Party lost seven seats in the House , but still retained control of ...
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