lˈɛs ðˌænə mˈʌnθ bᵻfˈoːɹ, ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɪnðə sˈɛnət hæd sˈiːn wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ fˈeɪvɚɹᵻts, ˈælbɚt ɡˈælɐtˌɪn, ʌnsˈiːɾᵻd æz fˈeɪlɪŋ tə mˈiːt ðə mˈɪnɪməm nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəli ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd əvə jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnəɾɚ, ænd ðeɪ tˈʊk ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ.
Less than a month before, the Republicans in the Senate had seen one of their favorites, Albert Gallatin, unseated as failing to meet the minimum nine years citizenship constitutionally required of a U.S. senator, and they took the opportunity for revenge.