“I have no interest in circular firing squads.”
Then you should not support Karl Rove. He is king of the circular firing squad.
I support candidates and causes, not consultants.
If I find myself in the same camp with Karl Rove next time around, fine. If not, fine. I’m not going to lose sleep over who hires Karl Rove next time around, or who chooses to take (or not) his advice. He is a hired gun. No point in turning him into a boogeyman.
If Rove ended up working for your preferred candidate four years from now, would you abandon ship?