If you start seeing a new wave of selfies from politicians across the country, you can thank Ellen DeGeneres for that.
By now, we’ve all seen this:
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
And because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, politicians are upping their selfie game this week:
Of course, there was this one from last’s night GOP debate:
pic.twitter.com/L5H7HYLzUZ @DeanRichards I did it!!! Thanks for the suggestion!
— micah materre (@mmaterre) March 6, 2014
And then Thursday night, Rahm Emanuel and the other mayors at “Leading America’s Big Cities in the 21st Century” forum at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics got in on the action as well:
ATL, CHI, NYC, LA mayoral selfies with @UChiPolitics students #iopmayors event pic.twitter.com/XUwJjokHaC
— Steve Edwards (@dailyedwardian) March 7, 2014
Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warren got into the action, but really, doesn’t he know the best selfies are taken in landscape mode?
.@TheEllenShow inspired @MarkWarner and me to take some selfies w/ VA small business owners at our coffee this AM pic.twitter.com/WEl62ouxxh
— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) March 6, 2014
Perhaps the most famous political selfie of them all:
Obama taking a selfie during Nelson Mandela's memorial servicehttp://t.co/oUroMM37bc pic.twitter.com/tq0P7XwfYR
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) December 10, 2013
Hillary Clinton doesn’t shy away from the selfie, especially when it involves a celebrity:
Nor does First Lady Michelle Obama, even when it involves a dog:
H/T Bloomberg