One thing is already very clear: the strategy based on insulting UKIP is over.
Many Tories loathe Brussels, hate Coalition, distrust their leader and are terrified of UKIP.
But Mr Farage said UKIP took votes from Labour and Lib Dems, not just Tories.
For me the most lasting memory of my evening with UKIP is this one thought.
But I don't think UKIP will have enough impact to break the two party system.
In Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Labour won five seats, UKIP won one and the Conservatives held two.
The total number of UKIP county councillors now stands at 16, while Labour have 12 councillors.
The Liberal Democrat, Green, Labour and UKIP groups oppose the scheme, as do some Tories.
She won Lawrence Hill for Labour by about 1, 000 votes with UKIP coming a distant second.
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Mr Cameron once described UKIP as a party of "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists".
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Calls for some kind of deal with UKIP before 2015 are unlikely to disappear.
However UKIP MEP Gerard Batten said people wanted "maximum standards not minimum standards" on mutual recognition.
And UKIP is hoping to be considered one of the major players, contesting 30 seats.
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Some Conservative voters had turned to UKIP and he said the split was obvious.
Labour of course may stand to benefit if UKIP does takes votes from the Conservatives.
"UKIP has the capacity to do substantial damage to the Conservative vote, " Mr Jackson said.
Northamptonshire Con 54, Lib Dem 10, Lab 6, Ind 2, Ukip 1 all seats up.
Surrey Con 55, Lib Dem 13, RA 10, Ukip 1, Lab 1 all seats up.
The group, called Europe of Freedom and Democracy, is headed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage.
"The Westminster village have got the rise in the UKIP vote wrong, " he added.
Lib Dem Mike Thornton won the poll, with UKIP second and the Tories third.
At the last general election he had a majority of 4, 800, while UKIP polled 3, 000 votes.
An e-mail arrives from UKIP with the (questionable) headline: "UKIP are the only party opposing HS2".
But Mr Cameron dismissed UKIP's comments and promised to "stay true" to his principles.
Although Ukip says Wales is over-governed, it does not want to abolish the assembly.
UKIP's candidate, Diane James, is a healthcare expert and member of Waverley Borough Council in Surrey.
"I don't think we have anything to fear from UKIP, " she told the BBC.
These individuals have not asked for it, but they are going to get UKIP help.
But Mr Cameron has dismissed such talk, describing UKIP as a "waste of time".
Even the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), a small anti-EU group, has been cunningly sidetracked.
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