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 ...

Forget the elephant. The GOP symbol should be the chicken. Maybe a White Leghorn or Rhode Island Red. For good measure, the GOP battle cry should be “The sky is falling.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ⚠️ … ...

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.

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 ...

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 used ...

Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican party would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their official symbol. The Democrats, however, never officially adopted the donkey as a ...

There are several theories how the elephant became the symbol of the Republican Party, but it basically represents strength and dignity. The elephant is always present at major Republican affairs ...

But that debate did leave the Republican party with a lasting symbol–the elephant. One hundred and forty-three years ago, the elephant gained its first association with the Republican party.