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Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/morsi-undone-article-1.1390869
How Morsi Came Undone
(New York Daily News) Eric Trager - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's insular, often autocratic governing style earned him so many enemies that even his basic electoral legitimacy couldn't save him. Until April 2012, when Morsi became the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate following the disqualification of its deputy chairman Khairat al-Shater, Morsi was a political unknown. During the campaign his speeches often ran for two hours, and he exuded gruffness in television interviews. Given the Brotherhood's unparalleled mobilizing capabilities, Morsi won the presidency without having to be liked - thereby making it easy for people to start hating him as soon as his many flaws became apparent. The writer is a Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.