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Frank Luntz attempts cheap shot on President Obama, punches self in the face instead

Pollster Frank Luntz thought he had a pretty good scoop last night — thought being the operative word — when he tweeted out some information that President Obama had somehow ruined the World Series for a bunch of Cubs fans stuck on the runway in Chicago because he was landing in Cleveland:

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https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/793954421935894532

As they say, big … if true.

Luntz’s problem, however, was that at that very moment President Obama was in Miami:

Whoops!

Luntz was rightfully bashed over his bogus report:

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/793962743070081025

https://twitter.com/donmoyn/status/793961213000609792

Apparently it was raining in Chicago which Luntz’s source at the airport somehow missed:

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https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/793972564695470080

It took him awhile, but Luntz eventually apologized for his error:

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