Do you really want a candidate surrounded by yes-men?

[canadian_is_cold]

I have been seeing a lot of this on DU as well as in the general media.
Every time an adviser, or anyone near one of the candidates expresses an opinion that differs in any way from the candidate, everyone pounces on them, cries of hypocrite, liar, they should be ousted, the candidate should renounce and reject them etc... yada yada.

I don't get it. Assuming the opinion they express is not 'offensive', i.e. calling the competition a monster, or a Nazi, racist, sexist, or just plain crazy. Why are people who place their support behind a candidate suddenly supposed to agree with every single detail of their platform. Why is a differing view such a horrible thing?

I have always believed that an ideal democratic leader would surround him or herself with a myriad of differing opinions, different ideals, different points of view. Isn't a leader having advisor's that challenge them, help to keep their eyes/minds open, even sometimes disagreeing with them good for a country? Isn't the primary function of a president to make decisions that consider the needs and desires of ALL Americans? By the people for the people? How can any president do that if they surround themselves with "yes-men"?

[Exilednight]

1. Bush surrounded himself with yes men, and looked how well that turned out. With that being said....

I think it's god to surround yourself with people who have a shared idea, but differ in the ways on how to get there.