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The Donkey (Democratic Party) began with Andrew Jackson, when he was labled as a jackass, he took the term to heart. The Elephant (RepublicanParty) originated form a political cartoon created by Thomas Nast. The cartoon showed an elephant wearing the skin of a lion, scaring a zoo full of animals away, among the animals, a donkey.

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