His preoccupation with detail , reluctance to delegate responsibility , lack of popular appeal , feuds with powerful state governors , favoritism toward old friends , inability to get along with people who disagreed with him , neglect of civil matters in favor of military ones , and resistance to public opinion all worked against him .
His preoccupation with detail , reluctance to delegate responsibility , lack of popular appeal , feuds with powerful state governors , inability to get along with people who disagreed with him , and neglect of civil matters in favor of military ones all worked against him .