The would-be senator was borked by his rival when the latter dug up some unflattering evidence of a not so honorable past.

I had a comfortable lead in the campaign for student council president, but I was borked at the last second when my competitor reminded everyone of my embarrassing middle school years.

I wonder how many politicians have lost their chance at being President simply because they were borked by their malicious opponents.

Even though there is not always real merit to the slander being thrown around, a politician that is borked by his opponent will likely not get rid of the implications of the lies very easily.

If there is no real means of stopping a political opponent from besting them, many underhanded politicians have resorted to borking their foes with unflattering slander that makes them look bad.