Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Indeed , the federal Christian Democrat party , led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl , pinned their hopes on Wulff â `` a Wulff victory would have stopped the inevitable rise of SchrÃ der to the Social Democrat nomination for Chancellor .
Simplified: Indeed , the federal Christian Democrat party , led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl , made Wulff another time the candidate .