THE elephant and the donkey represent the US party systems since 1828 and 1854. The popularity of the animals rose due to political cartoons at the time to represent the two-party system.

By the end of the 19th century both the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey were firmly associated with the parties thanks to their use in cartoons in large circulation newspapers.

The Buffalo News, a New York newspaper, has sparked fury online after a political cartoon appeared to mock victims of the ...

He it was who created the Elephant as symbolic of the Republican Party, and the longeared Donkey that came finally to be accepted as the patron saint of Democracy.

GOP Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is Black, ripped a liberal local newspaper after it published a racist cartoon depicting him with lighter skin and a backwards hat.

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

The Lawrence County Republican Party has apologized after the new chairman posted a picture of the GOP elephant that depicted KKK symbolism.

‘I will not be resigning’: Lawrence Co. GOP Chair will not resign from school board The Lawrence County Republican Party is facing scrutiny after posting a picture of a GOP elephant that included Ku ...

A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a picture of a GOP elephant that contained Ku Klux Klan imagery.

Republican strategist Doug Heye blamed "cartoon characters" like MyPillow CEO and cyber sleuth Mike Lindell for the GOP's disappointing 2022 midterm election performance during an appearance ...