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.
Still, I am certain we will find that the Democrats received more votes than Republicans, McDonald said. Wasserman compiled his own tally of the national popular vote for House races. With the addition of late December data from New York, the Democratic advantage widened to 1.36 million votes.According to his breakdown, House Democratic candidates got 49.15 percent of the vote, Republicans got 48.03 percent, and other candidates got 2.81 percent.till, they won just 46.21 percent of seats, leaving the Republicans with 234 seats and Democrats with 201. It was the second time in 70 years that a party won the majority of the vote but didnât win a majority of the House seats, according to the analysis.