Although Nast was partisan, Republicans did not get off scot-free. The Republican elephant made its lumbering debut in an unflattering cartoon on November 7th 1874, in “The Third-Term Panic”.

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 ...

A donkey wearing a lion’s skin representing “Caesarism” frightens away an elephant labeled as the “Republican vote,” nearly falling into the trap of claims by Democratic-leaning Southern ...

Since 1860, those two parties have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Republican Party emerged in 1854 from the embers of the anti-slavery movement and the ashes of the Whigs.

Rumors have been rife about Republican interference in the Democratic race. Depriving Hillary of the nomination was the goal. That’s right. Obama was the guy they wanted to run against. In a ...

Michigan Senate Republican Leader Enters Open Race for Governor's Seat in 2026 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top Republican leader in the state Senate announced Tuesday a candidacy for ...