1.   For years, the state boasted that a candidate had to win in New Hampshire to become president.

2.   Maybe no other state can boast that each of its football-playing universities has an electrifying running back capable of dominating a game.

3.   No state has ever boasted five women in its top offices.

4.   No state today would boast of violating human rights.

5.   So many Canadian snowbirds flock to Florida that the state boasts two newspapers aimed solely for the Canadian community.

6.   The state now boasts the largest prison system in the Western world.

7.   The state also boasts a reputable public and private university system that includes institutions such as Yale.

8.   The state also boasts the fourth-lowest adult smoking rate in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control behavioral risk factor survey.

9.   The state boasted a fervent Jerry Brown following.

10.   Though many states are boasting of early success in a robust economy, they could find themselves in related struggles should their job markets falter.