/tags/david-mitchell David Mitchell en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:50:15 GMT /politics/2017-01-27/we-hold-these-truths-examines-how-obama-influenced-nc-politics In 2008, writer David Mitchell watched with the rest of the country as Barack Obama became the first African-American elected president. While Mitchell’s… Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:50:15 GMT /politics/2017-01-27/we-hold-these-truths-examines-how-obama-influenced-nc-politics Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-01-27/we-hold-these-truths-examines-how-obama-influenced-nc-politics In 2008, writer David Mitchell watched with the rest of the country as Barack Obama became the first African-American elected president. While Mitchell’s… Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:50:15 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-01-27/we-hold-these-truths-examines-how-obama-influenced-nc-politics Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio