Republican Senate nominee John Raese has picked up a big endorsement from the Charleston Daily Mail. The paper decided that Joe Manchin, a likely rubber-stamp for the Obama-Pelosi agenda, simply isn’t the best choice to represent West Virginia in the United States Senate.

WEST Virginians must soon choose who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next two years. The issue in the race is how Democrats have used their 59-41 majority, and whether West Virginians want to see more of the same.

The Daily Mail endorses Republican John Raese.

Make no mistake. That choice is painful.

Gov. Joe Manchin is one of the most engaging and effective governors in the state’s history. He has tackled many of the state-erected barriers to economic growth – a broken workers’ compensation system, uncompetitive tax rates, an unfair legal climate.

The governor also has tried to educate liberal Washington on what its barmy energy plans would do to the U.S. economy.

But it’s no use.

Manchin may be trying to educate Washington liberals now, but he was just fine with cap-and-trade back in 2008. Manchin also supposedly opposes ObamaCare now. But back during the health care debate, Manchin repeatedly backed the plan.

Manchin will be a vote for the Obama-Pelosi agenda once he gets to Washington. No doubt about it. That’s why we need John Raese in the Senate. He’ll stand up to the tax-and-spend agenda.