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In what year did Abraham Lincoln take office as the first Republican president?

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experiencing combat ('seeing the elephant')

Before Nast's cartoon, Civil War-era U.S. soldiers already used an elephant phrase to mean what?

The phrase 'seeing the elephant' was slang for a soldier's first taste of battle, predating its political use.

Source: History.com (2025) history.com

about 28%

In a 2024 Gallup poll, about what share of Americans identified as Republican (not counting independents who lean that way)?

Gallup found Republicans and Democrats tied at 28% each, with independents the largest single group at 43%.

Source: Gallup (2024) news.gallup.com

53 seats

As of 2025, how many of the 100 U.S. Senate seats did Republicans hold in the 119th Congress?

Republicans held a majority of 53 seats to Democrats' 45, with 2 independents, at the start of the 119th Congress.

Source: U.S. Senate (2025) senate.gov

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