Republicans' optimism about President-elect Trump's agenda in his upcoming administration increased roughly 20 percent compared to their enthusiasm prior to his last term, a new Monmouth University poll found.

The survey found that 76 percent of Republicans are "very optimistic" about Trump's agenda, an uptick from the 53 percent who said the same before Trump's first term.

Nearly all, 97 percent, of surveyed Republicans are either somewhat or very optimistic about the policies Trump plans to pursue.

Overall, 53 percent of the survey respondents feel optimistic about Trump's policies compared to the 45 percent who are pessimistic. In 2017, 50........

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