“A temporary necessary evil.”
And do you think that if UKIP caused a bunch of Tory ridings to elect the Labour candidate that the Tories would just fold prior to the next elections?
UKIP would be wise to pick its battles and contest the ridings that make sense so that the UK ends up with a “Eurosceptic” Parliament, not with a Labour government pushing greater integration with the EU.
You can’t fight two parties forever, you must eliminate one of them as soon as possible to be able to devote all your energies to the real monster.
And its’ the Tories that are the easiest pickings as of now.
And yes, I believe the same strategy is needed here, as well. Eventually if you want to achieve power, it’s the only way.