Germany updates: AfD tops poll with highest support ever

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Is there any context to add which makes it less appalling than it seems?
There isn’t a federal election until 2029, so these polls really don’t matter.
that is not true. it is a snapshot of current voter mentality. if this doesn’t turn around it’s only going to grow and get worse. that’s what this is useful for.
Right and the mentality has almost 4 years to change and a lot of things can happen in 4 years. Which is why the current mentality really doesn’t matter.
You were doing great. I agree with you on the facts, your conclusion is baffling though. The polls don’t matter right this second, but mentality absolutely does. What planet do you live on where cause and effect have no relation?

Well, feel free to worry about the polls every week then.

Here is an articles that explains why these weekly “fake elections” polls might actually be harmful to democracy (German).

Fiktive Dauerwahlen: Schafft die Sonntagsfrage ab

Die AfD muss gar keine Politik machen, vermeintliche Erfolge bescheren ihr Umfrageinstitute auch so. Die ständigen Scheinwahlen in Form der Sonntagsfrage schaden der Demokratie und gefährden sinnvolle Politik.

DER SPIEGEL

Poor effort. Neither subject change relates to what has been said.

And just humor your daftness, there’s actual studies (global) that show indifference and obliviousness to current events are more harmful to democracy than any other single factor