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Ho, ho, ho, and welcome to our special holiday edition of Bravo Group’s Morning Scrapple, our snapshot of political opinion from the nation’s most crucial battleground state.
Ready to gather ‘round the Christmas goose and argue about Die Hard’s place in the holiday canon? We’ve got your back, and we’ll give you the data to finally quiet that pesky Aunt who’s had one too many ‘nogs and insists that real trees are the way to go.
As it turns out, an artificial tree is firmly planted in the middle of the bipartisan divide, with 59% of Republicans and 57% of Democrats preferring it to the real thing. Who knew that a mutual disdain for cleaning needles out of the carpet was the issue to heal our political divide?
Order up.
December approvals
Generally speaking, is the United States heading in the right or wrong direction?
U.S. wrong track: 59% (November) → 56% (December)
U.S. right track: 31% (November) → 36% (December)
Generally speaking, is Pennsylvania heading in the right or wrong direction?
PA wrong track: 39% (November) → 38% (December)
PA right track: 40% (November) → 41% (December)
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?
Donald Trump, President: 38% (November) → 39% (December) approve
Do you approve or disapprove of the job John Fetterman/Dave McCormick is doing in the US Senate?
Dave McCormick, U.S. Senator: 37% (November) → 34% (December) approve
John Fetterman, U.S. Senator: 47% (November) → 49% (December) approve
If the election for Pennsylvania Governor was held today, who would you vote for?
Vote for Shapiro: 58% (November) → 58% (December)
Bing Crosby isn’t going to be the only one home
Are you traveling for the holidays?
And maybe Mariah Carey was onto something
Who will you be spending the majority of your holidays with?
Do we really need ALL 12 drummers
How does your holiday spending budget this year compare to last year?
Yippee-Ki-Yay
Respondents were shown this movie poster…
…then asked: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie?
Seasonal salutations
Which greeting do you personally use most this time of year?
Supplying holiday cheer
If you were to donate this year, which type of cause would be your first choice?
Real isn’t spectacular
Real tree, artificial tree or no tree?
The reason for the season
Will you attend church or a religious service to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or another religious holiday?
Should old acquaintance be forgot…
Thinking about the year ahead (2026), I feel that…
…and never brought to mind (much like your gym membership)
Do you plan to make a New Year’s resolution for the upcoming year?
For those who responded yes, we asked this:
Which topic best describes your primary resolution?
Financial (Save money, invest) — 29%
Physical (Lose weight, gym) — 39%
Mental/Social (Therapy, friends, boundaries) — 26%
None of the above — 6%
Issues
Respondents were asked to choose the top three issues most important to them:
Bring on ’26
How motivated are you to vote, if at all, in the 2026 midterm elections for Governor, U.S. House, state, and local officials?
Tariff results
How are tariffs placed on products you regularly purchase affecting you?
We survey Pennsylvania registered voters through digital advertising, randomized text message outreach, and email recontact with prior opt-in survey participants. This multichannel recruitment ensures a refreshed and representative respondent pool.
This digital survey of 700 likely Pennsylvania voters was conducted from December 6-9, 2025. Results were weighted by age, gender, and political party to reflect Pennsylvania’s electorate, producing a 95% credibility interval: ±4.2 percentage points.
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