Eight Ball: Perdue's manager

Today, the Magic Eight Ball takes on a new contender.

The Raleigh Soup, a snarky stew of gossip and scuttlebutt, claims that "rumor in the City of Oaks" is that Don Hobart, director of governmental and legal affairs for the N.C. Department of Commerce, will soon take a new job as chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue.

The reason? To allow current chief of staff Zach Ambrose to become Perdue's campaign manager. (Previously: Perdue is one of three campaigns without a manager.)

We've divided this into two parts. 1. Will Don Hobart become chief of staff for Perdue? The Eight Ball: Yes, definitely. 2. Will Zach Ambrose become her campaign manager? Yes.

We'll check back when someone from Perdue's office returns our calls.