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      Searching for “change my vote” brings this result. However, I don’t believe that this was really a bigger trend in the US, as it only shows the relative change.

      Maybe a few tousand queries per day could create that peak.

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        0-100 is actually a percentage. These are not absolute numbers, no absolute number is ever being displayed. The only way to approach absolute numbers is by comparing with other queries:

        Kamala and Donald are way more popular than “change my vote”:

        Google Trend comparison 1

        But “AfD” and “change my vote” are similarly popular

        Google Trend comparison 2

        If we consider that most Americans are not interested in German politics, I guess that may tell you something about the trend. Then again, “afd” is a three-letter acronym (TLA) and may mean a lot of things, so the “afd” graph may be inflated.