BIOL 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: National Safety Council, Nancy Reagan, Office Of Management And Budget
7 May 2016
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Super saturday: winners: cruz (ks, me) trump (la, ky) clinton (la), Losers: rubio only has 2 wins: mn & pr. Trump is in the lead for that state. Next big: fl, il, mo, nc, oh (fl & oh winner takes all) If trump wins fl &oh, he will win nomination. If he loses both then there"s a contested convention. Bloomberg is not running: doesn"t believe he could win 270 electoral college votes needed- thinks running would enhance chances of trump or cruz winning. Nancy reagan passed away: influenced the pres reagan. Offers no benefits for compliance, but imposes costs for non compliance. Key to legislative success is number of co-partisans in congress. Other resources of the president: brownlow commission (1930s) Executive office of the president: nsc- national safety council. Nsa: does not require senate confirmation, honest broker to pres, friend of the pres: omb- office of management and budget. Reviews budget requests of cabinet-level departments- fits in w pres objectives.
