ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ɐ pˈoʊl tə ðə "kˈoʊlbɚt nˈeɪʃən" ɐbˌaʊt wˈɛðɚ kˈoʊlbɚt ʃˌʊd ɹˈʌn fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənt, ðə wˈɛb sˈaɪt sˈɜːvɚz kɹˈæʃt dˈuː tə ðɪ ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋ tɹˈæfɪk.
Shortly after announcing a poll to the "Colbert Nation" about whether Colbert should run for president, the web site servers crashed due to the overwhelming traffic.