Has the UKIP juggernaut derailed?

Nigel "The Mirage" Farage went to sleep Thursday night content with his party riding high in the polls and his popularity as a leader (somewhat perplexingly) higher than ever, although it's safe to assume that he might have had a bit more trouble nodding off last night. 

Yesterday, Mr. Farage partook in an interview conducted with James O'Brien of LBC radio, that has widely been reported as a car crash.  

The Mirage looked thrown and flustered, when caught up in a verbal onslaught from Mr. O'Brien, who would not allow him to change the subject of uncomfortable and awkward conversation, of which up to now he had been so adept.

The main points of the interview surrounded the continued perceived bigotry and racism of Mr. Farage's party, particularly concerning the almost constant stream of negative headlines that flow from UKIP's representative members. 

Mr. Farage, who constantly claims to not to be a racist, truly came unstuck when Mr. O'Brien questioned what the difference was between Romanians as neighbors, compared to for example Germans. Leading to Mr. Farage to utter the unfortunate phrase, "You know what the difference is." 

This slip was only one of a number throughout an interview in which Mr. Farage managed to muddy his past association with the BNP and rationalize his parties relationship with the far-right and often more extreme parties of Europe by claiming that it is part of a different culture there. One in which his party is happy to align with.

The UKIP party leader was left even further red-faced by Mr O'Brien pointing out the contradiction in him claiming, as he did back in February that overhearing foreign voices on the train made him feel "awkward", when his own wife, Kirsten, is German and therefore speaks German regularly when phoning home. 

UKIP's media guru Patrick O'Flynn, having a first hand view of the slow speed car crash unveiling itself before him tried to cut the interview short, but his party leader still seemed game to stick his foot in it further.

The whole debacle could not have worse timing for Mr. Farage, with voting for the European elections less than one week away. How this sorry episode effects his party's position in the opinion polls is still yet to be seen.

I implore you to give the video a watch yourselves.

Until Then.