The opening of a politically-themed bar in Washington, DC., sparked community backlash that forced the owners to remove a Republican symbol from the building’s façade. The owners of Political ...

The opening of a politically-themed bar in Washington, DC, sparked community backlash that forced the owners to remove a Republican symbol from the building’s façade. The owners of Political ...

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 ...

William C. Fox. Donkey & Elephant!? ¦ History Of The Political Party Symbols. Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol ...

An image of an elephant was featured as a Republican symbol in at least one political cartoon and a newspaper illustration during the Civil War (when “seeing the elephant” was an expression ...

Media Washington, D.C., political bar takes down Republican symbol after fierce backlash 'We realized that the representation of the red elephant was hurtful to the community,' 'Political Pattie's ...

When it comes to damage control, rule No. 1 is paramount: When in a hole, quit digging. Somehow, this is time-tested best practice that vast elements of today’s Republican Party have forsaken.

The elephant symbol for the Republican Party originated during the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. “Northern [Union] ...

Vice President Dick Cheney recently went off half-cocked on another typical Republican high-handed and smug attack. He commented that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry lacks "deeply ...

Political Pattie’s started to go viral before the U Street bar even had a chance to officially announce its opening. Online commenters mocked the idea of another political bar in DC. They took issue ...

Decades later during the Civil War, Republicans used the symbol of the elephant alongside the slogan “see the elephant,” slang for the time that meant to “fight bravely,” CNN reported in 2020.

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