Why do Lieberman, Cuomo and Romney arouse so much hatred?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Well Cuomo is certainly the most honest of the three, even if he does do some lying.

And he got the Legislature to be functional. But then there's the big cuts.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I don't have much problem with any of them really, but when I do, I speak out. 

[Redalgo]

It may be a generalization to make on my part, Clarence, but the impression I have at this time is that a traitor for the Right tends to be someone who is felt to betray the sacred bond betwixt their self and a legitimate source of authority in civic life, while on the Left a traitor is more along the lines of someone who is perceived to have betrayed certain sacred ideals.

In the States, many conservatives get away with calling for a smaller, less intrusive government because it is what trusted authority figures have suggested is best for society. Liberals can more easily get away with being messy and utilitarian in their formulation of stances, even if it breaks their own moral rules for a perceived "greater good," just so long as the compromises made are not considered counter-intuitive to their like-minded colleagues' deepest convictions.

Perhaps this is woefully mistaken. Still, from this perspective it makes a lot of sense to me why all three of the men mentioned in the OP are strongly disliked by a lot of folk on both sides of the aisle.

[Napoleon]

Cuomo is the most popular governor in the country Redalgo.

[Redalgo]

I stand corrected! Though I guess it shouldn't surprise me that I'm out of touch with the public. 8D

[stegosaurus]

Cuomo, without hesitation.

[Cobbler]

Liberals don't like Cuomo for his center-right economic policies, and conservatives don't like Romney because of his center-left (at one time, at least) social policies. I'd vote for Cuomo or Romney. I can't stand Lieberman for his authoritarian and neocon stances.