Why was the 2008 election a historic event?Check all of the boxes that apply.

The 2008 Democratic nomination contest was historic because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, a woman and an African American man, competed for the nomination. Obama became the first African American nominated for president by a major party and then the first African American elected president. Low voter participation and the largest-ever Democratic victory were not reasons the election was historic.

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