I am only an elected official, I can't make decisions by myself

The Maverick has some responsible adults telling him what to do:

Someone in Mr. McCain’s entourage — typically Nicolle Wallace, a Schmidt ally and a veteran of Mr. Bush’s 2004 campaign and White House who recently joined the campaign as a traveling senior adviser — is given the responsibility of making sure Mr. McCain agrees to the message and tries to stick to it.

Where have we seen that before? Aha:

The two rotating faces are fitting, too.