Which issue helped determine the outcome of the 2008 presidential race?

Opposition to the war in Iraq was an important issue in the 2008 presidential race. Many voters opposed the war, and Barack Obama had opposed the 2003 invasion while promising to bring U.S. troops home. The oil spill concern is not a fit for the 2008 election; the major Gulf oil spill happened in 2010.

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