I think it would have been nice for the poster to indicate that this refers to Strategic Vision, LLC., and *not* Strategic Vision, Inc., since Nate Silver specifically suggests that they may be trying to play off the credibility of the latter.

Yes, yes; this is a sad reflection on the decline of elemetary school life in the modern era-- and a direct consequence of our failure as role models. For example, I've often noticed that bloggers plagiarize their ideas from other bloggers. Is it any wonder that our kids have no moral compass?