"At the end of the day, ultimately," he said, "candidates want to make the final decision because they have to raise the money."

Neither candidate wants to fall into that trap this week.

But it is something that most Republican candidates want to be for.

Both major candidates for president want the country to be less dependent on foreign oil.

The first clue concerns the people a candidate wants voters to care about.

And a candidate wants a lot of votes to claim a mandate.

Everything the candidates want to do in the last days takes money.

The candidates may want to take note, just in case they have to hunt for new work after November.

Whether political candidates will want the votes of people with mental illness is another matter.

We are told in every election that the candidates want to address the issues seriously.