One of the best things I like about donkeys is that they’re apolitical. If the food is good and the water is clean, donkeys have no problem eating from each side of the aisle. To find out how donkeys became the mascot of the Democratic Party, I asked a handful of friends and no one knew the answer. So, I decided to do a little research and this is what I learned. The Democratic Party’s donkey and the Republican Party’s elephant have been a part of politics since the 19th cent