Well, true.
You're right about one thing though. This Klein fellow may try to use his new 'champion' status to backstab us one day. That would be easy to forget. But then again, we need to make him feel adored. If we smack reformed leftists, that's a bad idea too. We need that red carpet in full view to attract more.
Conclusion: these are the cards dealt to us. We'll just have to 'play' them the best we can.