He will certainly face the charge of elitism if he continues to lead what looks and sounds like a 'one-man-party', or if Ukip's candidates become either too working class or, far worse, too anti-immigrant.
Perhaps it was always this way; perhaps we have always been inherently suspicious of those who lead us. However, the viral nature of 24/7 news and social media reinforces perceptions so much more quickly now - and perhaps more deeply, too.
Whatever its causes, electors of all political persuasions are right now especially weary of political posturing and wary of political promises.
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In the age of rampant social media, where hierarchical structures give the appearance of evening-out, elitism is seen as an especially inexcusable flaw. Ukip and other as yet untested political groups may continue to rise in polls and elections for as long as it is seen to plague the major parties.
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