Here's how each symbol came to be associated with the Democratic and Republican parties: Origins: The donkey first became ...

Florida always does things a little differently, and the state’s Democratic Party is no exception. The party just announced ...

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...

They donned donkey-patterned jackets ... who challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-White delegation at the 1964 Democratic convention. Silas reflected on the greater arc of history ...

The 1828 presidential campaign is also the origin of the Democratic party's mascot -- the donkey. Andrew Jackson's opponents called him a "jackass" during the campaign, and Jacksonians adopted it ...

Biden gets credit for addressing the eleph— ah, donkey on the stage with him ... is neither the first woman to be nominated as the Democratic candidate for president, nor the first Black ...

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 first, on Aug. 26, featured the Democratic donkey carrying a basket and standing on a blanket in a field under a cloud adorned with labels like "PARTY SPLIT," "PROTEST MARCHES," and "PLATFORM ...

A glimpse into the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez’s New Season megachurch underscores the power that pastors like him can hold in this ...

Here he accepts congratulations from the Democratic donkey. Seated next to Roosevelt is Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. (Chicago Herald-American) Two weeks later, eight candidates turned up at the ...