I really don't understand how you can say this with a straight face.
In 2008 there was no evidence that any foreign government was trying to usurp the democratic process in the way the last election was. And Obama/McCain and their campaigns didn't have dozens/hundreds of interactions with Russian actors. And they definitely didn't owe hundreds of millions to Russian oligarchs.
I think the more appropriate sentence would be, "In 2008 there was no declassified evidence that any foreign government was trying to usurp the democratic process in the way the last election was.".
If anyone thinks this is some new phenomenon you're vastly mistaken. Plenty of documents have been declassified or recovered from foreign entities, particularly Russia, that outline their processes for destroying America from within.
As for relations with Russian actors, there's a lot more indirect that's questionable with many politicians, they've just made a career out of it. You can easily find the money transferred to the Clinton camp as well.
Money has not political affiliation and neither does power.
In 2008 there was no evidence that any foreign government was trying to usurp the democratic process in the way the last election was. And Obama/McCain and their campaigns didn't have dozens/hundreds of interactions with Russian actors. And they definitely didn't owe hundreds of millions to Russian oligarchs.