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02-18-2008, 06:57 PM
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| In politics, what does the donkey stand for in Democrats & the elephant... ...in stand for in Republicans? I have wondered about this. I'm sure we learned about it in school at some point. I have forgotten what it represented. It all seems a little silly what ever it means.      |
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02-18-2008, 07:36 PM
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| There are 2 popular references - one to Andrew Jackson adopting the donkey symbol after being called a 'jackass' and another to a political cartoon in mid-late 1800's by cartoonist named Thomas Nast. The elephant was timid and foolish and the donkey was kind of bullying and deceitful. Spin has made them look a little different, but neither symbol was originally a compliment! See the cartoon: http://www.c-span.org/questions/images/thomasnast.jpg |
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