Monday Poll results: Keep the American Royal in Kansas City

The American Royal needs to stay in Kansas City, according to readers who took part in this week’s Monday Poll.

The full results for the poll, based on about 375 responses:

1. Of the three venues for the World Series of Barbecue, Kansas Speedway, with nearby shopping and hotels, will prove to be the most attractive.

Agree strongly 28%

Agree 19%

Disagree 19%

Disagree strongly 33%

2. The American Royal Parade shifted from the West Bottoms last year to Arrowhead Stadium. This year it should go back to attracting curbside crowds to the West Bottoms.

Agree strongly 47%

Agree 26%

Disagree 15%

Disagree strongly 12%

3. Moving the barbecue contest only feeds the long, costly and ridiculous border war between Missouri and Kansas.

Agree strongly 38%

Agree 18%

Disagree 28%

Disagree strongly 17%

4. The American Royal, which has held many of its other events for decades in the West Bottoms, should take up reported entreaties from Kansas officials and move whole-hog to that state.

Agree strongly 22%

Agree 13%

Disagree 14%

Disagree strongly 50%

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 12:59 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Keep the American Royal in Kansas City."