PM tries to cozy up to the Obama campaign

There's a good reason for politicians to avoid commenting on election races in other countries . . . no matter what you say, or how you say it, it'll always come back to hurt you. This is why comedians love to get foreign politicians to make silly remarks about local politics. I can't believe that Stephen Harper let himself be quoted saying anything about the ongoing US elections:

Stephen Harper has let the world in on a little secret — he thinks Democrat Barack Obama has the edge in the race for the White House.

"I've been following it very closely," the prime minister observed Sunday as he bantered with reporters just before his own campaign plane took off for Quebec City.

Pressed for a personal prediction on the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, Harper at first demurred, suggesting anything he said would be misinterpreted.

After a pause, however, he went on to admit: "I've always said it's the Democrats' to lose."

Update: Timing may be everything after all . . . another headline on the page I linked to in this post says "Canada poll predicts strong Conservative majority":

The Segma poll taken for La Presse newspaper put support for the Conservatives at 43 percent, translating into 183 of the 308 seats in the House of Commons. It predicted the main opposition Liberals would get 25 percent of the vote, with just 62 seats.

Polls are notoriously misleading this early in a campaign, but that's the best predicted result I've seen for the Tories in quite some time . . .