Narcisse for Governor » Democrat

What lesson can a penny teach us?

Managing Editor — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 01:40:35 +0000

A small group of disciplined, principled and dedicated Americans can bring about the change required to live in a free and open society, where justice and liberty prevails. On Feb. 28, 1854, a movement was born in Ripon, Wisconsin when about fifty abolitionists gathered with the expectation they would change a nation. They faced a formidable foe, lacked the technology we possess today, and were most important, unincumbered by the excuses that so often paralyze us when facing opposition – great and small. Six years after they gathered they elected the ...

Branstad Funding Our Campaign?!

Managing Editor — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:22:55 +0000

[Posted by Jonathan on Facebook]

Last night I stopped at Smokey Row in Des Moines in my quest for an Oatmeal Raisin cookie. I also got a chicken caesar salad, and it was delicious.While there I ran into a gentleman I hadn’t seen for a while. He’s a passionate community activist and a Democrat. As we chatted he asked me directly “is your campaign being funded by Terry Branstad, that’s what Jack Hatch told me?”Now this is not the first time I’ve heard this. I was even ...

Poverty Cannot Be Addressed Without Accountability

Managing Editor — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:55:15 +0000

Davenport, Iowa – Oct 12, 2014 | Jonathan Narcisse, the Iowa Party candidate for Governor, provides opening statements to the Quad Cities Progressive Action for the Common Good forum at Bethel Church in Davenport, Iowa. Organizers invited all candidates to address poverty in Scott County.

“At the end of the day, all the ideas about what others ought to do for us are meaningless, in a culture that is controlled by powerful vested and corrupted elements.”

Jonathan touches on doing for oneself and not seeking solutions ...

Open Letter to Des Moines Register

Managing Editor — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:00:48 +0000

An Open Letter To Carol Hunter, Senior News Director at the Des Moines Register RE: The Register’s Media Malfeasance

Dear Carol, When I announced I was exploring a run for Iowa governor, the Des Moines Register went back seven years in my history to state: “Narcisse is best known for his contentious two years on the Des Moines school board. He faced censure from his peers following his string of stinging public criticisms about fellow board and school leaders.”

In subsequent articles The Register continued to cast me as ...