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    On January 14, 1870, the first recorded use of a donkey to represent the Democratic Party appeared in Harper's Weekly. What was the name of the illustrator who drew the Democratic donkey?

    Question #54051. Asked by 101frizzle. (Jan 14 05 2:34 PM)


    MrsAce

    		Thomas Nast, a famous political cartoonist, didn’t create the Democratic Donkey, but is credited with making it a popular symbol of the Democratic Party.

    http://www.povn.com/democrat/donkey.htm


    Jan 14 05, 2:58 PM
    BOB501

    		What I found:
    On January 15, 1870 a political cartoon appearing in Harper's Weekly titled "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast, for the first time symbolized the Democratic Party as a donkey. Since then, the donkey has been widely used a symbol of the party, though unlike the Republican elephant, the donkey has never been officially adopted as the party's logo.
    Nast also gave us our idea of Santa as we know him today.

    Jan 14 05, 6:26 PM

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