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What can be inferred from the political cartoon in the passage? a. the democratic party also chose the lion to represent them in addition to the donkey. b. in nast's view, the republican party was the largest and most influential political group. c. nast thought the democrats of his day were aggressive and maybe even frightening. d. political parties were responsible for causing inflation and destroying government reform.