Zell Miller backing Doug Collins in Congressional bid

State Rep. Doug Collins notched the blue dog endorsement of former Georgia Governor and U.S. Senator Zell Miller, campaign aides said Tuesday.

Miller, whose cross-party dalliances over the last decade have made him a pariah among the progressive left, was touted by Collins’ Congressional campaign in a new list of endorsements.

A campaign spox said that Miller, whose grandson serves as campaign manager for the Gainesville lawmaker, will hit the stump with Collins a handful of times before the July 31 primary in which conservative radio talker Martha Zoller is also competing.

- James Richardson