Why was the 2008 presidential election significant? A) It resulted in the election of the nation's first African American president. B) It involved ballot recounts and legal battles that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. C) The candidate who won the popular vote failed to win the presidency.
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A) It resulted in the election of the nation's first African American president.
The 2008 presidential election was significant because Barack Obama, a Democrat, won the presidency, becoming the first African American to hold the office in the United States.