By the numbers: White House’s strategic Easter Egg Roll character lineup

99: Minimum number of costume characters who will make an appearance at the 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 9. Perhaps owing to this being an election year, the White House has lined up characters to appeal to a variety of voting demographics: environmentalists (Captain Planet), public television types (Elmo), heartland conservatives (Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head), the American exceptionalism contingent (Captain America) and anarchists (Cat in the Hat).

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