The Shiites were the ones who wanted Ali—the cousin—to take over, because they said we should be like the Jews. The magic is in the blood. The people. So if the Prophet had blood relatives, they were special. The Sunnis said, No, no, the new thing to do is like the Christians. Jesus didn’t appoint cousins. He had the apostles and then later, the popes. Popes were elected. They were the best person for the job. So the Sunnis followed Abu Bakr, because he’d been Muhammad’s best advisor.
