--- title: US Election: Bon Jovi, Hillary Clinton's Mannequin Challenge description: In a final attempt to woo voters, Hillary Clinton and her campaign team have taken part in a new viral trend called the Mannequin Challenge. canonical: https://time.com/4562272/hillary-clinton-mannequin-challenge/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-08T12:28:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:53:28.737Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jon Bon Jovi Joins Hillary Clinton for a 'Mannequin Challenge' og:description: "Don't stand still. 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In a final attempt to woo voters, Hillary Clinton and her campaign team have taken part in a new viral trend called the Mannequin Challenge – where a group of people freeze mid-action while a videographer pans the eerily static scene._ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Nov 8, 2016 12:28 PM UTC by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Nov 8, 2016 12:28 PM UTC In a final attempt to woo voters, [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4560963/global-vote-hillary-clinton-president-good-country/) and her campaign team have taken part in a new viral trend called the [Mannequin Challenge](http://time.com/4561330/celebrities-mannequin-challenge/) – where a group of people freeze mid-action while a videographer pans the eerily static scene. Clinton can be seen frozen in place on board an airplane, along with her aide, Huma Abedin, her husband and former president Bill Clinton and the musician Jon Bon Jovi and other unidentified passengers on her campaign airplane. The presidential hopeful shared the footage on her Twitter page Tuesday morning, along with the caption: “Don’t stand still. Vote today.” > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/795955854059171840) Over the weekend, the Mannequin trend officially went viral; everyone from Destiny’s Child (yes, Beyoncé) to the New York Giants and gymnastics star [Laurie Hernandez](http://time.com/4476393/laurie-hernandez-dancing-with-the-stars-video/?iid=sr-link2) have submitted their own versions. The hashtag (#mannequinchallenge) has been mentioned 2.3 million times in the past week, according to representatives of Twitter. The original videos show teens [frozen in locker rooms](https://twitter.com/C%5FRAWWswerve/status/794340072321523712?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) after practice; in hallways checking their phones; on the [steps outside of school](https://twitter.com/98diggs/status/794303810952986624?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) taking selfies; [watching fistfights](https://twitter.com/Nobodynino/status/794323746773291008?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) go down; practicing football; and even, in one memorable submission, [wreaking havoc](https://twitter.com/DaddyAun/status/794366026053890048) in a men’s restroom. ## Transcript The Clinton campaign was one of the latest groups to take part in the Mannequin Challenge craze. Clinton shared a video on Twitter of herself along with Jon Bon Jovi, Huma Abedin and many others frozen in place on an airplane. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] That were good. 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