In the election of 2008
A)John McCain mounted a significant smear campaign against Barack Obama.
B)Sarah Palin became the first female vice presidential candidate.
C)Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
D)Barack Obama became the first African American president.
E)John McCain tried to ride on the immense popularity of George W. Bush.

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Barack Obama became the first African American president in the election of 2008. None of the other options are correct, as John McCain did not mount a significant smear campaign against Obama (although there were negative ads from both sides), Sarah Palin was the vice presidential candidate but not the first female one (Geraldine Ferraro was in 1984), Barack Obama did not choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, and while John McCain was the Republican nominee, he did not try to ride on George W. Bush's popularity (in fact, Bush's approval ratings were very low at the time).

In the Election of 2008