McCain Adviser Ousted Over Links to 527 Group

Sen. John McCain's campaign "asked a prominent Republican consultant, Craig Shirley, to leave his official campaign role and released a new conflict of interest policy Thursday after a Politico inquiry about Shirley's dual role consulting for the campaign and for an independent '527' group opposing the Democratic presidential candidates," according to The Politico.

"Shirley, a conservative public relations veteran, doubled as a consultant to McCain and to the group Stop Her Now, a 527 group barred from coordinating its activities with presidential campaigns. He is not currently on the McCain campaign's payroll, but would also step down from his role on McCain's Virginia Leadership Team, a McCain spokesman, Brian Rogers, said."

Marc Ambinder reports the McCain campaign "has decided to scrutinize the background of the entire staff to ferret out connections to lobbyists."

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