You made an account 4 minutes ago just to post this? Of course, it is obvious what they meant. The AfD voters are real voters, but they can still be driven by hate stirred up by (among other things) Russian bots.

By the way, the 40% was in one particular Bundesland (Saksen-Anhalt). In the polling for the national elections they are around 28%:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_G...

40% in Sachsen-Anhalt. Not 40% in Germany total.

Aaand the bot drivers are now back online