The endorsement battle in the 9th District U.S. House race isn’t over, even with the Republican runoff just two days away.The campaign for state Rep. Doug Collins issued a news release Saturday saying Gov. Nathan Deal has recorded a phone message supporting Collins that will be robo-calling voters in the district.Collins, who served as Deal’s floor leader in the House, faces off with former radio talk-show host Martha Zoller for the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s vote. He bested Zoller by just 734 votes in the July 31 primary.The winner faces Democrat Jody Cooley in the Nov. 6 general election.Deal represented Northeast Georgia in the old 9th District, which was redrawn after the 2010 census, from 1993 to 2010 before leaving the seat to run for governor.Deal, a Hall County resident like Collins and Zoller, had not weighed in with an endorsement in the race prior to making the recording.“Gov.
Deal records phone message backing Collins