Interview I Noted Today

 Professor Werner J. Patzelt (political analyst) gave an interview and said: 

"The point is this: now, nothing more can be done on the part of the Union (meaning the CDU) to prevent their further loss of power, because the Union has clearly signaled that, whatever is voted for in the new federal states, they will govern with Social Democrats and/or Greens, or with both, under the toleration of the Left Party, since they absolutely refuse to cooperate with the AfD. And consequently, every voter who does not want center-left politics....not to mention pure left-wing politics......knows that they have no choice left but to vote for the AfD."

I paused over this and pondered.

This center-center stance you see....came after Chancellor Kohl, with Merkel as head of the party.  It's a curious position....because Merkel started to attract SPD-type voters....and in some ways angering the more conservative type voters (like what you'd find in Bavaria).

If you tried to compare the typical Kohl-voter, the Merkel-voter, and the Merz-voter....the CDU folks of today....accept an awful lot of agenda items that Kohl's group would not have supported.

Reversing out of this?  I don't think it's possible.

If you had some other option....other than the CDU or AfD?  Well....the chief issue of migrants/deportations...steps into the way.  But I would imagine that a quarter of German CDU and AfD voters would at least sit down and listen to a agenda discussion.

Who comes after Merz?  Well...I can name three possible CDU 'bosses' likely:

1.  Hendrik Wüst, Premier-President for NRW

2.  Boris Rhein, Premier-President for Hessen

3.  Daniel Günther, Premier-President for Schleswig-Holstein

Any of the three....appearing Kohl-like?  No.

Speaking for some pro-AfD path?  No.....AfD has a limited agenda list, and it's awful noticeable.  

What Germans mostly want....economical 'strength' similar to what they had in the 1980s....secure jobs....feeling 'safe'....and as little drama in politics as possible. Presently?  They are waiting for the 'Jesus-like' figure/party to arrive and correct the economics situation.