Politicians and parties may flip-flop but for more than 100 years, the political iconography of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant has remained unchanged ...

Unlike the Democrats, the Republican Party has embraced its party mascot. The elephant appeared in July at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. It appears on the party's website. It ...

The Silver Elephant dinner often attracts presidential hopefuls looking to test their message in front of Republican Party ...

The donkey and elephant are widely known as symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in the US. President Andrew Jackson was nicknamed "jackass" and depicted as a mule by opponents — but ...

Nast's symbols of the elephant for Republicans and the donkey for Democrats, originally seen as foolish and easily influenced, have persisted despite his declining career.

Most Americans would be surprised to learn that both political symbols – the donkey for Democrats and the elephant for Republicans – were popularized by the same maverick cartoonist: Thomas Nast.

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.

The acronym dates back to the 1870s, about the same time the party picked up its elephant logo. GOP The name "Republican" dates back to 1792 and the supporters of Thomas Jefferson.

The Republican elephant (“the sluggish animal”) is lying on and blocking the road to an election victory. By 1880, other cartoonists had picked up the symbols and spread them across the country.

The Republican Party has been known as the GOP since the late nineteenth century. Here’s everything to know about the GOP, the nickname for the Republican Party.