Democrats
1792- Democratic Party had formed. The democratic party is the oldest existing party in politics.
The men in this party were pro slavery and were known as "The White Man's Party", because the
republicans wanted to end slavery, democrats called them the "Negro Dominated Party".
So where does the donkey come from? Andrew Jackson, U.S's seventh president, was the first
democratic candidate for president and his opponents called him a "jackass". Jackson used this to
his advantage by putting the imageof a donkey on his campaign posters. The donkey was later
used in Thomas Nast's cartoons and stuck as the democratic symbol.
The men in this party were pro slavery and were known as "The White Man's Party", because the
republicans wanted to end slavery, democrats called them the "Negro Dominated Party".
So where does the donkey come from? Andrew Jackson, U.S's seventh president, was the first
democratic candidate for president and his opponents called him a "jackass". Jackson used this to
his advantage by putting the imageof a donkey on his campaign posters. The donkey was later
used in Thomas Nast's cartoons and stuck as the democratic symbol.