Favorite Son in the United States

Favorite Son (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Favorite Son in the U.S. practice of politics: A politician who is mainly favored in their home state or district but who has little electoral appeal in other areas.

The term can also refer to a candidate who holds a state’s votes at a national party convention for the purposes of later brokering a spot for himself on the national ticket or becoming a compromise candidate.