Ouch! That’s gonna leave a mark.

538 responds to Towery’s response.

This is a bit of a circuitous path but just work with me…

First, Nate Silver at 538 released their Pollster Ratings. Matt Towery’s outfit, InsiderAdvantage was second-to-last on the list (above Zogby Internet Polling).

So then, according to Mr Silver (the link is “Under Construction” now):

The polling firm InsiderAdvantage implies on the front page of its website that I consider them to be the among the “most accurate of all polling firms” and that I “relied on InsiderAdvantage” during the 2008 campaign. A screen capture of the front page appears below the fold.

So, in response, Mr Silver went into great detail about his evaluation of InsiderAdvantage:  Pollster Scorecard:  Insider Advantage (Be Careful What You Wish For).

Yikes.  Remind me never to tangle with Nate Silver!

h/t:  Sara