I meant the way their portrait in media was painted, as a party against all others, which made everyone not on good terms with current society stream into the A

I meant the way their portrait in media was painted, as a party against all others, which made everyone not on good terms with current society stream into the AfD. That necessarily attracted less reputable members. I think at the time Höcke got prominent the radicalization already happened. Of course thy aren't blameless for their fate.