re: #119 Belafon

If my history is correct, Hitler didn’t win, he was appointed.

Sort of. Both the Communists and the Nazis had substantial pluralities before the 1932 elections, and none of the center right or center left parties could or would cooperate to sideline the extremists (or simply feared the communists more than the Nazis)

After 1932, all bets were off:

Wikipedia..

At the July 1932 Elections, the Nazis became the largest party in the Reichstag and Hitler withdrew support for Papen, and demanded the Chancellorship. He was refused by Hindenburg.[47] Papen dissolved Parliament, and the Nazi vote declined at the November Election.[48] In the aftermath of the election, Papen proposed ruling by decree while drafting a new electoral system, with an upper house. Schleicher convinced Hindenburg to sack Papen, and Schleicher himself became Chancellor, promising to form a workable coalition.[49]

The aggrieved Papen opened negotiations with Hitler, proposing a Nazi-Nationalist Coalition. Having nearly outmaneuvered Hitler, only to be trounced by Schleicher, Papen turned his attentions on defeating Schleicher, and concluded an agreement with Hitler.[50]