The elephant became linked to the Republican Party largely due to the work of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who is often credited with popularizing both symbols. In an 1874 cartoon published ...

His dense and meticulously labeled cartoons served as arguments for analysis and discussion, popularizing the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party. Despite facing financial troubles later ...

The Republican Party, meanwhile, opposed slavery ... Republicans adopted the elephant as their official symbol, "and although the Democrats have yet to declare their own, you wouldn't need ...

DeSantis “has in recent months established himself as a darling of the conservative movement”, said The Hill, with many in the Republican party “ready to move on from former President Trump ...