A key to defeating the bosses' "favorite son" strategy was Illinois. The divination arrows fell upon his favorite son Abdullah. Oregon was the only state in which Kennedy directly challenged a favorite son candidate. The death of his favorite son was a terrible blow to Albert. Angela tells him to show her why he is her favorite son. Young ran for president as Ohio's favorite son in the 1968 U.S. presidential election. It is named for Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". Humphrey first entered presidential politics in 1952 running as a favorite son candidate in Minnesota. Heinz often states angrily that Roger is their mother's favorite son. Arizona was McCain's home state and gave its 10 electoral votes to its favorite son. The Pennsylvania delegation continued to sponsor its favorite son, James Buchanan. Throughout the balloting, numerous favorite son candidates received a few votes. The father, recognizing his favorite son in the stag, begs his children to come home. Branigin was a "favorite son candidate" and stand-in for LBJ. Pack Memorial Library in Asheville hosts the Thomas Wolfe Collection which "honors Asheville's favorite son".