2007-10-24 07:22:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Democratic Party History
From "Jacksonian Democracy" to the modern era, a look at the Democratic Party over the years.
Most historians agree that the Democratic Party as we know it began with Jackson's successful 1828 presidential campaign.
The 1828 campaign was also the origin of the Democratic Party's mascot -- the donkey.
Andrew Jackson's opponents called him a "jackass" during the campaign, and Jacksonians adopted the legendarily stubborn animal as a political symbol.
2007-10-24 08:27:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mascot is the donkey. The Republican party's mascot is the elephant. Both were invented by political cartoonist Thomas Nast at Harper's Weekly at the end of the 19th Century. He also invented our image of Santa Claus.
2007-10-24 14:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both the Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant were created in the late 1800's by an editorial cartoonist named Thomas Nast. He also gave us the image we use now as Santa Claus--before that, we had many different images, including the Father Christmas depiction used in England.
2007-10-24 15:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋