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Monday Poll results: Thoughts on the Big 12 Tournament home and the political landscape


Fans gathered at the Power & Light District during the Big 12 Tournament.
Fans gathered at the Power & Light District during the Big 12 Tournament. The Kansas City Star

We asked for a grab bag of opinions in this week’s Monday Poll. Here are the results of the unscientific survey, based on more than 200 responses.

1) The Big 12 basketball tournament is part of Kansas City’s DNA and woe to other cities in the region that try to wrest it from our grip.

Agree strongly 24%

Agree somewhat 29%

Disagree somewhat 21%

Disagree strongly 25%

2) Given another scandal involving the Secret Service detail at the White House, the agency’s new leadership is due for a shakeup.

Agree 70%

Disagree 30%

3) Rookie U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton’s letter to Iran was another fumble by the GOP and calls into question the party’s leadership skills.

Agree strongly 69%

Agree somewhat 8%

Disagree somewhat 7%

Disagree strongly 16%

4) The current battles within the Missouri Republican Party following the suicide of Auditor Tom Schweich will be long forgotten when the GOP in 2016 tries to wrest the governor’s seat from Democrats.

Agree strongly 61%

Agree somewhat 20%

Disagree somewhat 7%

Disagree strongly 11%

This story was originally published March 17, 2015 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Thoughts on the Big 12 Tournament home and the political landscape."

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