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 ...

The Silver Elephant dinner often attracts presidential hopefuls looking to test their message in front of Republican Party ...

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 second Republican debate takes place in California on Wednesday night. But no matter your political affiliation, there's one topic no one seems to want to talk about: our debt.

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

In 1874, Nast used the elephant in Harper's Weekly magazine, and that is when the elephant started to take hold as the Republican party's symbol and is now synonymous with the party. Two different ...

Elephant in the Badger State: Republicans unveil logo for 2024 convention in Milwaukee. Bill Glauber. ... The logo for next year's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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 ...

A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a picture of the GOP elephant that contained Ku Klux Klan imagery. The Lawrence County Republican Party intended to post an ...

A local GOP group in Alabama has deleted its Facebook page after claiming it accidentally posted racist imagery on Tuesday. The post sparked outrage from local constituents, as well as state leaders.

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.