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The Republican elephant was created by cartoonist Thomas Nast and appeared in Harper's Weekly, Nov. 7, 1874. Before then, an 1860 issue of Railsplitter and an 1872 Harper's Weekly also had Cartoons connecting Republicans with elephants. In New York, also in 1874, there was an untrue story written as a hoax by the New York Herald saying that the animals of the Central Park Zoo had broken loose and were running wild in Central Park. The same Thomas Nast used the jackass in a cartoon using it to depict the Herald. This ultimately shifted to represent the Democratic party and the name changed to donkey.
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What animal symbolises the Republican Party?
The elephant is the symbol of the Republican political party of the United States of America.
What is the animal of the Republican party?
The animal symbol of the Republican Party is the elephant.
What animal represents the Republican Party?
ummm why don't you look it up but any way it is an elephant Sources: Been a republican all my life
What animal stands as a symbol of the republican party -- a donkey or an elephant?
An elephant is the symbol of the republican party. The donkey is the symbol of the democratic party.
What is the Republican sign?
Elephant
What is the Republican Party mascot?
An elephant.
Symbols of democrat and Republican'?
Democrat: Donkey Republican: Elephant
Is the elephant is the party symbol?
An elephant is the party symbol for the republican party.
Why is John McCain's Symbol an Elephant?
The Republican Party is represented by the elephant.
What does the Republican symbal look like?
The elephant is the symbol of the GOP.
Which of these represents the Republican Party?
elephant
What kind of animal is a Republican?
elephant
