Septuagenarian hipster Bernie Sanders joins Snapchat, gives supporters a new reason to live

We’re guessing that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wasn’t very familiar with the social messaging app Snapchat when he leaned into a supporter’s iPhone in September and gave a hearty, “Hey, Snapshot.”

Someone in his campaign has likely given him a tutorial in the interim, because the New York Daily News reports that Sanders has officially joined “Snapshot” as bernie.sanders.

What is this Snapshot thing and why do I only get ten seconds? pic.twitter.com/5RfsywwE2Z

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 16, 2015

Sanders’ post has racked up 15,000 “loves” in the space of one workday, and if Twitter didn’t have a “Love” button before today, it would have had to have added one.

https://twitter.com/BeckafordM/status/666261510184898564

Bernie Sanders got a snapchat what a beautiful time to be alive

— pep ? (@pepperfriesen) November 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/poooosiekat/status/666283789061128192

bernie sanders got a snapchat and that's all I needed in life

— kaitlyn (@KaitlynNally) November 16, 2015

Bernie Sanders on snapchat is probably the most wonderful thing I've ever encountered

— cana (@canacdiaz) November 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/kyle_coopa/status/666319853704355840

https://twitter.com/Esther__Vasquez/status/666343748096274432

Just added Bernie Sanders on snapchat. Best day ever.

— becca (@beeeeeeeccag) November 16, 2015

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Adding Bernie Sanders on snapchat has been the best decision in my life

— jazlyn (@x_JazHands_x) November 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/laurens4cwc/status/666359155704389632

BERNIE SANDERS HAS A SNAPCHAT MY LIFE IS WORTH LIVING

— e frug (@FURGALlCIOUS) November 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/whatafetter/status/666364804332806144

https://twitter.com/Yung40Ounce/status/666365414142685184

https://twitter.com/malikroyale/status/666375295818055680

https://twitter.com/lil_macchiato/status/666374491132420097

Bernie sanders on snapchat is amazing, who knew my life could get any better

— mariam leiton (@mariamleii) November 16, 2015

Bernie Sanders is on snapchat and I think my soul is complete now…

— Nigel Grant (@Lugoffs_Batman) November 16, 2015

Bernie Sanders on Snapchat…… Life made.

— Oval (@OvaldinhoLuis) November 16, 2015

OK, we get the idea.