Islamic supremacism and its sharia system are more popular in Egypt than the Muslim Brotherhood.
In Egypt, the Brotherhood is more established, mainstream and organized. It is popular with about a third of Egyptians, though this waxes and wanes. The Salafist groups – some of which are emerging as political wings of longtime jihadist organizations like Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the Islamic Group (Gama’at al-Islamia) – are less well-established, less politically polished, and more extreme in their interpretation of and demand for sharia. In the parliamentary elections, they grabbed an impressive 25 percent of the vote, and they were instrumental in the runaway approval of the new sharia constitution. Their orientation is not pro western. They are not our friends. They have the political momentum in Egypt right now !
That is who is in the Streets of Cairo.
Read more about the factions that are in play here:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner...rew-c-mccarthy