The elephant became linked to the Republican Party largely due to the work of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who is often credited with popularizing both symbols. In an 1874 cartoon published ...

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Origins: The elephant became associated with the Republican Party also thanks to Thomas Nast. In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote ...

It was German-born cartoonist Thomas Nast - a Republican - who really popularized the two symbols. The GOP elephant made its first appearance in its 1874 cartoon "The Third Term Panic," which was ...

The Republican Party’s iconic elephant also owes its origins to Nast’s work. In his 1874 cartoon, “The Third-Term Panic,” he portrayed an elephant labeled “The Republican Vote ...

S.C.), and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum at the first Republican candidates' debate ... that Fox New moderator Bret Baier called the “elephant not in the room”— Donald Trump, the former ...