Ernest Rose (left), garbed in a Republican elephant costume, greets Todd Belin, resembling John McCain, at the Pier House Pretenders in Paradise Costume Contest in Key West, Florida

佛罗里达基韦斯特，Ernest Rose（左），穿着共和党的大象服装，问候长的极像约翰-麦凯恩的Todd Belin。

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Nast drew another cartoon in which a donkey dressed up like a lion to scare away other animals, including elephants. The cartoonist labeled the elephant the Republican Party.

托马斯还有一幅漫画作品：一只打扮成狮子的驴在恐吓其它动物，其中包括大象，并暗指其中的大象是共和党。

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But I think the elephant in the room for the Republican Party is the war, and I think for Senator Domenici coming out yesterday, that's going to have a profound impact.

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To Republican Party planners, food is just one more way to get the GOP message across: There are Republican cookies in the shape of the party s symbol, for those hungry enough to eat an elephant.

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