Democratic donkey and Republican elephant | Why are these the party mascots? It turns out these animals have been patriotic since the 19th century. To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the ...

In 1874, the New York Herald loudly opposed the possibility of Ulysses S. Grant running for a third presidential term and cried Caesarism.Nast, a life-long Republican who’d become frustrated ...

Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol an elephant? What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties? Here ...

Perhaps it's time for the GOP to change its mascot. I would like to propose that Republicans ditch the elephant and adopt the rhinoceros. According to the United States national archives, the ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's ... Justice Department asked to investigate N.Y. school mascot case ...

Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant became a fan favorite when she was introduced in 2021. (Her birth was part of a larger revival for the franchise, ...

Political Pattie’s in Washington, D.C., removed the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey from its logo just after opening as critics bashed the new bar for showing the GOP mascot. Owners of ...

The Republican Party (GOP) elephant mascot sits on display in the exhibition hall during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 28 ...

Diva. Fashionable. Unapologetic. Entertaining. She's your favorite mascot's favorite mascot. It's Ellie the Elephant, better known as "Big Ellie," the charming mascot that has become a social ...

Democratic donkey and Republican elephant | Why are these the party mascots? It turns out these animals have been patriotic since the 19th century. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the ...

The Republican elephant (“the sluggish animal”) is lying on and blocking the road to an election victory. By 1880, other cartoonists had picked up the symbols and spread them across the country.

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?" Skip Navigation.