The problem with conflating a disruptive innovation with any breakthrough that changes an industryâs competitive patterns is that different types of innovation require different strategic approaches.
The Democratic Partyâs donkey and the Republican Partyâs elephant have been on the political scene since the 19th century. The origins of the Democratic donkey can be traced to the 1828 presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson. During that race, opponents of Jackson called him a jackass.
Thatâs a heck of a lot of denial that Republicans are seen as the party of racism. This denial is accomplished via deflection to a historical reference that definitely makes Democrats of the 1860s look bad but has nothing to do with todayâs GOP or Democratic Party. This deflection is going on being two centuries old.