Your supposition is off the mark. Collins is doing this because he is ticked that the governor nominated the current senator to fill the seat instead of him. I heard this today on radio (the execrable Hugh Hewitt’s show but there isn’t anything else worth listening to on my morning drive). The current senator is only a GOP donor. Collins has several terms in the House. He is ticked at the governor.
1. She's a successful woman who can appeal to the biggest swing voting group in the U.S. (suburban women).
2. She's independently wealthy, so she can finance her own campaign.
I love Doug Collins, but I'm not sure he can win a statewide election in a state where a human train wreck like the Black Grimace can nearly win a governor's race.
Interesting. Thanks. F&F tried to pry a reason for this “Senate run” out of him, Collins avoided answer - was unwilling to give a coherent response.....