[WS:] Actually, he did not, at least originally. He was appointed by Hindenburg to overcome parliamentary impasse due in part to the Left's inability to get their act together and act as a bloc.
He started winning "elections" after he was appointed, with ballots like this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stimmzettel-Anschluss.jpg
But I agree, this is no reason for despair.
-- Wojtek
"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
