03-15-2016, 08:07 AM
(03-14-2016, 01:01 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, some of the folks I talk to from Germany have been saying they voted AfD not because they like AfD, but just to send a message to CDU. They wouldn't have voted for AfD if they thought there was any real chance they would have gained much power. As it stands now, they don't gain much at all in the way of federal government power.
I have seen this some as well . But a protest vote is how these groups get into power. Heck Trump is basically a lot of people's protest vote.
The next step will be what happened in France. The other parties will fall on their own sword to elect one of them. Until the people just get fed up with the current policies.
Wonder what caused this shift in vote ......... Oh all the incidents with migrants. Germans are fed up.... And the numbers increase daily of those utilizing the protest vote.
