Comment: The AfD merely has to smile in Saxony-Anhalt and win
The party simply shrugs off all kinds of accusations. Among voters, the conviction has taken hold that only the AfD promises change - and the federal government is making it disturbingly easy for them.
Sachsen-Anhalt demonstrates harshly what happens when the political center fails. The AfD has become the first port of call for anger, and its support is now stable at 40-42 percent in the polls. The CDU trails far behind, while the SPD has dwindled to a shadow of its former self. The reasons behind this trend are numerous, so there is no longer a single button, a single topic, that the CDU's Minister-President Sven Schulze could use to overtake them by just a few weeks before the state election.
The AfD voters now despise their party entirely. No matter whether the CDU leader sings the DDR anthem or whether the Sachsen-Anhalt governor demands the end of school attendance in the state, it doesn't matter. Regardless of whether the AfD seeks proximity to Putin, wants to exit the euro, or wishes to completely reshape the European Union, it doesn't matter how absurd it all is.
In people's minds, it has become clear that the AfD is the last resort when the rulers fail. Even before his summer vacation, the Chancellor urged AfD voters: "Look closely."
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