Thomas Nast (Political Cartoonist) Thomas Nast used Barry Goldwater true conservative used a Donkey to visualize the an Elephant as the symbol less gov’t on economy, less gov’t Democrat Party (1870) of the Republican candidate (1874) spending, lower taxes. (1964)

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1830-38 1850-1860 1875 1885-1889 1893-1897 1913-1927 1933 1945-1953 1964-1974 Minority party Minority GOP Grover Cleveland Teddy Great Minority Dems. split (third party) Parties was a Democrat Roosevelt Depression party for - Civil Rights Locosfocos -know-nothings created won these two split the Democrats - Vietnam Named after brand -anti-catholic terms GOP -Anti-cold war of matches -anti-immigrant with his -Dixiecrats- aka-Equal rights these split the bull-moose Anti-civil rights Party broke from northern Dems. party Democrats (doughfaces) & Whigs

During these years the Republican Party was started, the name 1933-1980 derived from Thomas Democrats ruled Jefferson’s Republicans in both Senate and in order to oppose House of Representatives Jacksonian belief towards Slavery Opposition Opposition Opposition Democrats GOP Democrats

GOP – Reagan years Democrats - Clinton years GOP – Bush years 1993 2000 1980 87 92 97 02 08

Reaganomics Minority Party (Third Party) Minority Party (Third Party) End of the Cold War Ross Perot as an independent Green Party – Ralph Nader Persian Gulf War split the GOP ticket split the Democratic ticket In 2000s election.