Most historians argue, to the contrary, that throughout the interwar period, Germany remained mired in an economic slump that had begun with the collapse of peace and the first phase of trade globalization in 1914. In 1929, by almost every measure, Germany had not yet recovered the levels of prosperity it had enjoyed prior to 1914; in many sectors of the German economy, unemployment ran high straight through the 1920s. 

Also, Germany's political system was (and is) parliamentary, which is to say that voters cast ballots for parties, not candidates. Hitler's party, the NSDAP, won 16% of the votes in the 1930 parliamentary election. In 1932, Hitler stood for election as German president, but was defeated by Paul von Hindenburg, the incumbent, who won 53% of the vote. Hitler got only 37%. The Communist candidate, Ernst Thälmann, came in third with 10%. The most Hitler's party got in a free election was 37.3% (July 1932). In January 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor, not elected.