I like a President who doesn't change much an who takes care of the day to day. Clinton was that. Bush was the opposite. Obama would be like Clinton. McCain is promising to perpetuate Bush's radical changes. For me that make Obama an easy choice.

In a way Canada is always in campaign mode, question period and the transparency of Parlementary system ensures this especially with a minority government. The problem today is that Harper is kicking Dion's ass, so it is not much of a contest.

Basically in the Canadian system the government campaigns and campaigns until they think they can win and election and then they call it.