Oh by the way the verb "to ratfuck" is a political term of art and even has a Wikipedia page en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratfuck...

So if you've wondered why I persistently refer to Dave McCarty ratfucking the Hugos: "Ratfucking is an American slang term for behind the scenes (covert) political sabotage or dirty tricks, particularly pertaining to elections." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratfuck...