Effort calling for Capito's resignation draws attention

by: Carnacki

Wed Jun 08, 2011 at 14:30:24 PM EDT

When Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, seeks a 2012 re-election bid, she not only faces an early-announced inter-party competitor, but also a grassroots effort to unseat her.

Last month, Delegate Jonathan Miller, a fellow Republican, commended Capito for her service, but announced he would be running as a much-needed fresh face for reform in the second district. Now, a grassroots collective of second district citizens are rallying for her resignation, mostly based on her April support of Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan.

Activist and writer Russell Mokhiber of Berkeley Springs, said he is part of the organization demanding resignation for "unconscionable" actions he said would "effectively put Medicare on the road to extinction."

"We're urging her to step down," Mokhiber said.