McCain's Top Advisers Often Don't Agree With Him

McCain's Top Advisers Often Don't Agree With Him

Some of John McCain's most visible and engaged advisers have advanced positions that appear to conflict with the Arizona senator's stances on hot-button topics.

Republican faithful have grumbled in recent weeks about the lack of a consistent message from John McCain's campaign on key issues, leading observers to wonder what McCain's top advisers are thinking.

The answer, it turns out, could be part of the problem.

Some of McCain's most visible and engaged advisers have advanced positions that appear to conflict with the Arizona senator's stances on hot-button topics ranging from climate change and oil drilling to tax cuts, contraception and education.

Of course, it's not unusual for politicians to seek advice from a variety of perspectives.

But the ideological mishmash in McCain's Kitchen Cabinet lends itself to questions about who's crafting the campaign's message and highlights the tricky policy record McCain is struggling to navigate on the campaign trail.

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