That’s a good parallel - AfD like the Dixiecrats and now the GOP MAGA base have a geographical stronghold (in this case the “new states” of former East Germany)

An alternate future without German reunification is interesting to imagine, ditto one without a Aus Civil War where the south just seceded

Maybe the broligarchy currently in charge will finally disabuse people of the notion of white male superiority. Maybe…

Trump didn’t even get a majority of the popular vote - you might be thinking of the electoral college, which skewed the result by overweighting sparsely populated deep red states

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf