i have a question about the signs they chose?

Question

okay... ummm... how come the Republicans have the smart elephant and Democrats have a jacka ss? i mean... it's kinda funny to Democrats. maybe that means that they're jerks. just kidding. but i'm guessing that the person who chose the signs was a Republican. what do u think?

or maybe the person was drunk...?

Answer 1

The Donkey— Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs and slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it to his advantage on his campaign posters.

But cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with making the donkey the recognized symbol of the Democratic Party. It first appeared in a cartoon in Harper's Weekly in 1870, and was supposed to represent an anti-Civil War faction. But the public was immediately taken by it and by 1880 it had already become the unofficial symbol of the party.

The Elephant— Political cartoonist Thomas Nast was also responsible for the Republican Party elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled "The Republican Vote." That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.

Answer 2

Well, both of them started as insults by political cartoonists... the dems got theirs in the 1820's, with Jackson being portrayed as a jackass, and the GOP got the elephant around 1910. Taft was the original.

Answer 3

an elephant is very prude like, and afraid of changes.. and as long as they stay in packs,. they are unstoppable.. as for the jackass', they arent known for their brains, but they tend to be lovable and relaxed.. i think whoever chose these signs was a good thinker.

Answer 4

Elephant... Big ears... dumb-O.