Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency, he supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.
ɹˈiːəlˌaɪzɪŋ klˈeɪ wʌz ʌnlˈaɪkli tə wˈɪn ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi, hiː səpˈoːɹɾᵻd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl zˈækɚɹi tˈeɪlɚ fɚðə wˈɪɡ nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.