Karl Rove’s recent column blaming the House Freedom Caucus for Washington dysfunction was wrong and misguided. It is unfortunate that he has chosen to exert this swamp-like influence.

Contrary to Rove’s piece, the House Freedom Caucus does not exist to obstruct our leadership. Rather, we do our best to listen to our constituents and fight for what they believe in. We are not beholden to our party or even to each other, but to our constituents alone. This virtue was once celebrated, but somehow became the enemy in recent years.