The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century.Here's how ...

In March of 1877, after Republican Rutherford B. Hayes’ controversial victory, a Nast cartoon showed an injured elephant (“Republican Party”) kneeling at a tombstone labeled “Democratic ...

GOP, MAGA targeting FBI: Darcy cartoon. Updated: Aug. 16, ... The MAGA controlled GOP elephant is demonstrating it needs a check-up with Dr. Dolittle to have ... the political nature now of the ...

Around the same time that Republicans adopted the GOP nickname, they gained a mascot in the form of an elephant. In 1874, political cartoonist Thomas Nast published a piece in Harper’s Weekly ...

Thomas Nast was the name of the cartoonist who popularised the elephant. In the tradition of great satircal cartoons of the late 19th and early 20th century, his intricate doodles attacked plenty ...

In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...

Navalny, GOP Putin rebrand: Darcy cartoons Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 7:12 a.m. Ronald Reagan is likely rolling in his grave seeing the Maga morphed GOP become Putin puppets and pawns.

In the 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast popularized the Democratic donkey in a series of popular cartoons. Nast depicted the donkey in several works, which started as his dislike for the ...

The Lawrence County Republican Party posted an image on Facebook of the familiar GOP elephant, but the white spaces between the cartoon elephant’s legs look like members of the KKK in hoods.

After four days and 15 tries, California Republican Kevin McCarthy captured a majority of votes from his fractious caucus to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. McCarthy’s ordeal ...

After four days and 15 tries, California Republican Kevin McCarthy captured a majority of votes from his fractious caucus to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. McCarthy’s ordeal ...