But how did these symbols come to represent the two major political parties, and why have they endured despite their ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...

The elephant and donkey were meant to be satirical depictions, popularised by an American political cartoonist.

The donkey became more popular in the 1870s when Thomas Nast made it a symbol of the Democratic Party in his Harper's Weekly ...

or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long represented the Democratic Party, just as the elephant is known to represent Republicans. How exactly did this come to be?