It's election day and you are representing the Lime Green Party of America. Name any state to grab its electoral votes and defeat the hated Periwinkle party.
You really need to accept more answers. I put Delores Landingham and it would not accept the answer. I put murdered, killed in the line of duty, shot, and several other answers for the question about Charlie Young's mother, but it seems we have to use the exact same phrase you had in your mind.