He could draw crowds as a raconteur, but lacked the requisite formal education, powerful friends, and money, and lost the election.
hiː kʊd dɹˈɔː kɹˈaʊdz æz ɐ ɹˌækɔntˈʊɹ, bˌʌt lˈækt ðə ɹˈɛkwɪsˌɪt fˈɔːɹməl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, pˈaʊɚfəl fɹˈɛndz, ænd mˈʌni, ænd lˈɔst ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən.