Some upward trend for the next state election (Thuringian), in roughly seven weeks for AfD. This idea by the news journalists back in July that the big topic for this election period was climate change, has lost some respect. Fair number of Germans still on the migration and immigration topic.
To comment on the results: The Social Democrats lost heavily. Punished by left-of-center voters for their coalition with Christian Democrats both at the federal level and at the state level in Saxony. The Christian Democrats may want to reconsider their relation with Alternative so as to deal with the possibility of the Social Democrats withdrawing from the federal coalition.
Climate change cuts two ways: to the working class, climate change means higher electricity rates and higher cost for fuel. In addition, the all-electric car means that the family automobile has only limited range. The life-style to which the working class aspires is to be destroyed. White-collar, urban singles may think going green is fine, but not the working class.
In Denmark, the Social Democrats co-opted the populist-right on immigration and did quite well in the last election. In Germany, the Social Democrats have yet to figure out how to stop the bleeding of the working class to the populist-right.