How did the names donkey party and elephant party come from in America?

"donkey party" and "elephant party" are metaphors of the two-party system in the United States, and also refer to American political elections. Donkey is party emblem of the Democratic Party, and Elephant is party emblem of the Party. The four-year presidential election in the United States is also called "the battle between donkeys and elephants" or "the race between donkeys and elephants" The Democratic Party and the * * * and the Party respectively take the donkey and the elephant as their own symbols, which originated from the satirical cartoons of German-American political cartoonist Thomas nast.

"The dispute between donkey and elephant" is a common word used by American domestic media in reporting the presidential election and the mid-term congressional election. In 1828, Democrat Jefferson ran for the seventh president of the United States. At that time, his opponents criticized him as a "stupid donkey" and satirized him for advocating "letting the people rule." After Jackson was elected, the nickname of the donkey was buckled on his head. In 187, Thomas Neist, a famous cartoonist, published a cartoon of a clumsy donkey in Harper's Weekly to satirize the Democrats who opposed the Civil War at that time. Unexpectedly, the Democratic Party gladly accepted the donkey as a clever and brave animal. In 1874, Neist drew another cartoon: a donkey and an elephant were on the seesaw. The moral of this cartoon is that the American government has two political parties that take turns to govern. When Democrats and Republicans saw this painting, they not only didn't think it was disobedient, but also expressed their appreciation. They explained that the donkey is stubborn and the elephant is old and steady. Since then, "donkey" and "elephant" have become the symbols of the Democratic Party and the Party. In 188, the Democratic Party began to take the donkey as the representative animal of the Democratic Party in the presidential election. Later, every election year, supporters of the two parties always like to carry signs of "donkey" and "elephant" for campaign propaganda, and some enthusiasts even pull out real donkeys and elephants to parade in the streets to strengthen the prestige of the election.

The Democratic Party of the United States was founded in 1791. It was composed of some planters and entrepreneurs connected with slave owners in the south. At that time, it was called * * * and the Party. In 1794, it was changed to democracy and the party, and in 184 it was officially called the Democratic Party. After the end of the Civil War in 1861, the Democratic Party was devastated. In 1933, Roosevelt took advantage of the people's dissatisfaction caused by the economic crisis to win the presidential election and be re-elected for four times, so the Democratic Party was in power for 2 consecutive years. The mass base of the Democratic Party is mainly labor, civil servants, ethnic minorities and blacks. The United States Republican Party was founded in 1854, consisting of representatives of industrial and commercial owners in the northeast who opposed slavery and agricultural entrepreneurs in the developing states in the midwest. In 186, Lincoln was elected president, * * * and the party came to power, and defeated the southern slave owners in the Civil War to quell the civil war. For more than 7 years from 186 to 1933, except for 2 years (4 presidents and 5 terms), the United States was ruled by the Republican Party. The mass base of the party is mainly white-collar workers and young people in the suburbs and the south. After World War II, the middle class was its new supporting force. There is no substantial difference between the political opinions of the two parties. In the national presidential election every four years, the National Congress, the highest organization of the two parties, puts forward the party's presidential candidate and presidential campaign platform. The two parties distinguish between the majority party and the minority party by how many seats they get in the general election of the National Assembly. The number of party member in both parties is uncertain, depending on the voting situation. However, the history and specific opinions of the two parties are different.

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