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.

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Political analysis largely ignored the concept of the administrative state, as a 'deep state', which could make or break any government until the last decade, which began as 'conspiracy theory'.

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The eight Republican presidential hopefuls ... the subject that Fox New moderator Bret Baier called the “elephant not in the room”— Donald Trump, the former ...

As anyone with even a passing interest in US politics knows, the elephant represents the Republican Party and the donkey the Democratic Party. What is less well known is how the animals came to ...

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.