In the United States, chipped beef on toast is commonly served to servicemembers of the United States Armed Forces. It was thus considered emblematic of the military experience, much as pea soup is in Finland or Sweden.hipped beef on toast (S.O.S.) is the title of a book of military humor. In his World War II book Band of Brothers, Stephen E. Ambrose evokes the military basics: At the end of May, the men of Easy packed up their barracks bags and â¦ [took] a stop-and-go train ride to Sturgis, Kentucky.
If we include Florida, Obama appears to have won 332 electoral votes to Romneyâs 206. In the popular vote, the latest numbers suggest an Obama victory of 50.4 percent to Romneyâs 48.1. This is not recount territory. Measured by the standards of the 20th century, though, it reflects a genuinely tight race.
The Republican candidate won the state with 47.9 percent of the vote, though this falls short of Obamaâs decisive victory in the state in 2012, when he earned 52.8 percent of the vote. In total, Hillary Clinton won 59,739,748 votes, while Donald Trump won 59,521,401 votes. Ballots are still being counted, though, so itâs highly possible Clintonâs margin over Trump will wind up being even higher than that. Here are the number of popular votes cast in each state, via data from The New York Times.