Emerson40
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EMERSON?
Lemme put it anuther way for you.
Can you stipulated Hitler was chancellor of Germany, then dictator?
Thru the Weimar Republic Period German political parties need nor prevail with qa majority of popular vote. Hillary got 2.5 million more votes than Trump and lost the election here. Germany was similar back then. The Nazis or any party could collect a healthy chunk of the popular vote and take home lotsa seats in the Reichstag. similar to our American primaries.
In 1933 the communists hated the socialists more than the Nazis, and Hitler was the only option for a coalition government. However you count it, Hitler won the election.
You still think Hillary won our election?
You can try putting it any ol' way you want.
The facts, the actual facts, do not support the statement that Hitler was elected.
As pointed out by ishtat, the Nazi party had around 33% of the vote in November '32. A large number when compared to the other parties, but not enough to carry the day and win them the election.
Hitler lost the 1932 presidential election to Hindenburg. And not by just a little either.
Hitler was not elected into power. He was appointed chancellor in early 1933 (there was nothing shady about this, it was a legal part of the parliamentary system of the day, and one Hindenburg participated in), and rose to power by forming a coalition, through intimidation, backroom deals, and playing power politics.
The key to Hitler's rise was his appointment to chancellor. Not because of election, certainly not because of popular vote, or even anything resembling democratic process. The political machine back then ran more on authoritarian politics than anything resembling democracy.
I'll leave the comparability of 1930s German elections to 2016 American presidential elections to you. Whatever you're thinking, I'm pretty confident we'll just agree to disagree.