What is "favorite son"

n. (context US English) A politician whose electoral appeal derives from his or her regional appeal, rather than his or her political views

n. a politician favored mainly in his or her home state [syn: favourite son]

A favorite son (or a favorite daughter) is a political term.

• At the quadrennial American national political party conventions, a state delegation sometimes nominates and votes for a candidate from the state, or less often from the state's region, who is not a viable candidate. The technique allows state leaders to negotiate with leading candidates in exchange for the delegation's support. The technique was widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Since nationwide campaigns by candidates and binding primary elections have replaced brokered conventions, the technique has fallen out of use.
• A politician whose electoral appeal derives from his or her native state, rather than his or her political views is called a "favorite son." For example, in the United States, a presidential candidate will usually win the support of his or her home state(s).
• Especially in parliamentary systems, a "favorite son" is a party member to whom the party leadership is likely to assign a prominent role, for example, Paul Martin while Jean Chrétien was the Prime Minister of Canada, or Gordon Brown while Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

__NOTOC__ "Favorite Son" is the 62nd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 20th episode of the third season.

Harry Kim becomes convinced that he's from the planet Taresia and he wants to return home to his people.

Favorite Son is a 1997 independent film that was shot entirely on location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It stars American actors Louis Herthum, Brad Hunt and Grand L. Bush.

Favorite son refers to a politician with strong regional or party support.

Favorite Son may also refer to:

• Favorite Son (film), a 1997 film
• Favorite Son (miniseries), a 1988 American TV miniseries
• "Favorite Son" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of the American TV series Star Trek: Voyager
• "Favorite Son", an episode of the American sitcom Yes, Dear
• "Favorite Son" (song), a song by Green Day
• "Favorite Son", a song from the 1991 musical The Will Rogers Follies
• Favourite Sons, an American indie rock band

Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC (in three parts) in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.