why did the democrats choose a donkey as the symbol of their political party?

Julie M · #1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 02:28 AM

be as specific as you can

frugernity · #2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 02:32 AM

I saw this on the History Channel's series "The Presidents".

Andrew Jackson's opposition called him a jackass and he liked it so much he adopted it as his symbol.

Paladin · #3 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 03:06 AM

They didn't; a cartoonist by the name of Nash did it for them.

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