Noobink: TIL the US Democratic party's symbol is a donkey because during the 1828 Presidential election, Democrat Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a "jackass". Jackson liked the name and used the jackass as a symbol.

TIL the US Democratic party's symbol is a donkey because during the 1828 Presidential election, Democrat Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a "jackass". Jackson liked the name and used the jackass as a symbol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson#Federal_debt

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