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Time for party animals.(Election 2004)(the Republicans and the Democrats)

Yak's Corner (National Magazine)

| October 14, 2004 | Chargot, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 2004 Detroit Free Press, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Will the huge, powerful elephant stomp the donkey this November? Or will the small but frisky donkey kick the elephant's butt?

The two cute mammals are the longtime symbols of the country's two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats.

The elephant symbol represents the Republicans, whose candidate, President George W. Bush, is trying to stomp the donkey to win a second 4-year term.

The donkey symbol represents the Democrats, whose candidate, Senator John Kerry, is trying to kick the elephant out of the White House.

Both symbols were created by Thomas Nast, the most famous political cartoonist of the late 19th Century. (Nast also drew the first American Santa--a jolly round-bellied man with a white beard and red nose.)

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