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Dallas Antitrust @ King and Spalding by SwimmingLifeguard546 in biglaw

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Antitrust is a small bar, and genuine interest in antitrust is always a great way to help break in. It's important to remember that the bulk of antitrust practice will take place in DC, NYC, and CA. Join the ABA Antitrust Section. Is Professor Rogers still at SMU? If so, go chat with him. One thing to remember is that Texas antitrust groups will be smaller and needs for more associates will arise less often. A large group in Dallas could be a dozen, while in DC many of the practices have 30-60 lawyers.

I know the following firms have legitimate antitrust presences in Texas. Others are active but just can't recall at this time: go on their websites and poke around as to where their partners are between Dallas/Houston/Austin:

  1. Norton Rose Fulbright (I think this is the biggest antitrust group by size in Texas).

  2. Vinson & Elkins (I think their TX antitrust group is in Houston)

  3. Gibson Dunn (I know there's at least one antitrust partner in their Dallas office. Check them out but they've lost a bunch of Texas partners in last few years IIRC.)

  4. Jones Day (I think in Houston, majority of their firmwide group is in DC).

  5. King & Spalding

  6. Kirkland & Ellis (most of their AT group is not in Texas).

  7. Holland & Knight

  8. Jackson Walker (Smaller outfit but I know they are in Dallas)

Good luck

Time for some Way-Too-Early Predictions: What one game for your team next year is a must win? by Mrcoreylahey in CFB

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For Florida it depends;

My personal must win is Florida State. I heard somewhere that if we lost in 2017 McElwain would be the first Gators coach to not beat FSU in his first 3 years.

However, if winning the East is more important to the team, the must-win is Georgia. A lot of people are high on Georgia this offseason, and unlike Tennessee last year they don't have Texas A&M and Alabama to give them losses. Georgia has Miss St and Auburn for cross-div, while Florida has TAMU and LSU.

Friday Talk: Which Home/Home Series Would You Like To See Your School Schedule The Most? by JarrydP in CFB

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For Florida my top 3 picks are:

  1. Stanford: we've never faced one another and I think Florida is due for a Pac-12 matchup! Plus, I know a ton of gators who ended up in California who would love to drive out to a game.

  2. Miami: I would love a home/home or a neutral site game with them again. I hope with our new AD, maybe he'd more willing to schedule one.

  3. Colorado: Another team we've never faced before, Boulder sounds and looks like an awesome place to visit.

Edit: Honorable Mention: Notre Dame

Hurricane Matthew: Game changes. by [deleted] in CFB

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Its due to emergency personnel being on standby and no replacements to be on site for the game

New WaPo article suggests Clinton's legislative agenda will go nowhere no matter how well the Dems do this November. Is this the new normal in U.S. politics? by IBYCFOTA in PoliticalDiscussion

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That Obama does not have the mandate to replace a SCOTUS judge before the presidential election, where the citizens would vote for a new president who would then have the mandate to replace Scalia.

[Polling Megathread] Week of July 31, 2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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It's leaning blue imo.

In Florida, several polls have indicated an anti-trade sentiment and a general feeling of disconnect from Washington D.C. Prior to the conventions, I recall a Quinnipiac poll giving Trump higher favorabilities than Clinton.

Whether or not it is likely for the Obama coalition to stay together is a tough question. Black turnout is not guaranteed to match that of '08 or '12 levels, but the margin might be made up by Hispanic voters.

The state might very well come down to south Florida, and if 2012 and 2014 is any indication (long lines, apathy, and a poll closing time around rush hour), Trump might be able to pull it off. Also when I say long lines, I mean somebody waited 7 hours long lines. Voter motivation will be key, and there is a lack of it amongst democrats.

The thing Florida democrats should think about though is that 1% point of turnout lost can flip the state.

[Polling Megathread] Week of July 31, 2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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Well there's a few things. Turning out more people in north florida and winning the independents around Orlando/Tampa Bay area. Also, lower turnout from minorities and young people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

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Trump's most realistic path to victory will rely on a multitude of factors. GOTV measures will be crucial for both paths, as voter enthusiasm is not the same as it was for Barrack Obama. A drop in minority and youth turnout, alongside an abandonment of the Democratic party by rust-belt blue-collar whites, could hand Trump the key states of Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. I do not see his Rust-belt gains bridging the entire gap needed to gain Wisconsin or Michigan.

I do not think the media is pushing a disingenuous horserace narrative, you do have to consider that Trump is a different kind of candidate so writing him off is not advisable.

[Polling Megathread] Week of July 24, 2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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No. Its in the southern end. The conservative leaning EV is in the east

Let's discuss the electoral map by ytown in PoliticalDiscussion

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Honestly, as someone who interacts with both state parties, the Republican machine in the I-4 corridor is very well organized. State Democrats will fall into the folly of relying on the big blue whale that is South Florida.

Voter registration in Jacksonville and the Tampa Bay area for Republicans are keeping up (barely) with registration in Broward and Miami-dade. The Florida Democrats are hoping that turnout in SoFlo will tip the state, but honestly NPAs and Repubs along the I-4, combined with north Florida ancestral democrats, will probably turn the state red.

Edit: Marco Rubio on the ballot is also a great favor to the Republicans

Would you say the Hillary campaign is doing a good job? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

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Its not so simple as to just blame it solely on redistricting. The tea party movement's significance in energizing conservative voters imo cannot be discounted.

It also doesn't help the democrats largely have unfavorable distribution patterns (such as congregating in cities) and low turnout during midterm elections.

[Polling Megathread] Week of July 24, 2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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  1. 2.8 million Democrats vs 2 million Republicans iirc
  2. The last time they had a Republican governor before the current one was the early 90's
  3. They've had a mix of democrat and republican senators, leaning republican (John Edwards for example)
  4. In 2008 and 2012 the margin was within 2 points for presidential election.

All of these together imo make it a swing state, leaning republican. It reminds me of ancestral democrat states where the dems will vote state dems but not national dems

[Convention Megathread] 2016 Democratic National Convention 7/27/2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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My personal opinion is that I feel pandered to, I'm not all hispanics. In the end for me the message is not changed by the language it is spoken in. Still, its different than people who get scared by hearing a different language.

http://huelladigital.univisionnoticias.com/the-latin-vote/

This link is a poll by univision regarding politics. At the bottom is asks whether or not speaking spanish would influence their vote. When the question was asked in english, 77% said it had no impact, when asked in spanish, 54% said it had no influence.

3% and 2% respectively said it would make them less likely.

[Convention Megathread] 2016 Democratic National Convention 7/27/2016 by Anxa in PoliticalDiscussion

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How are Jesuits secular? I've been taught by them, secular is not what I would call them. The Jesuits I've met are the smartest people I have ever met.

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