Defining Results – Disappointed, But Not Discouraged

Defining Results – Disappointed, But Not Discouraged
Post Date November 5, 2014
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We didn’t get our two percent last night.

So what!

The reasons I ran for governor haven’t changed. Iowa has still lost two Congressional seats in the past 20 years. Our education system is still in real trouble. Poverty in urban and rural Iowa is still unacceptably high.

And last night, corruption prevailed over accountability.

I’m going to take a few days off to rest, go see my daughter’s performance at UNI, take care of some housekeeping duties literally and figuratively, eat some food that’s bad for me.

And then …

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Iowa Party Governor Candidate Reaches Voters And Provides Solutions in all 99 Counties

Iowa Party Governor Candidate Reaches Voters And Provides Solutions in all 99 Counties
Post Date October 25, 2014
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For the Iowa Party Platform: Ultimately, Each County Knows How to Best Pursue “Industry and Improvement”

Iowa Values Common Sense Solutions:

Eliminating Corruption & Welfare Dependency
Growing Our Own Food & Creating Jobs
Retaining Young Iowans Debt Free
Re-Legalizing Hemp & Marijuana
Reforming Tax Code & Saving Iowans Billions

October 25, 2014 | Jonathan Narcisse, the independent candidate for governor completed his 2014 campaign tour of all 99 counties in Iowa at Charles City located in Floyd County on Thursday, October 23rd. The Iowa Party gubernatorial candidate will be campaigning in Iowa’s urban …

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Branstad Funding Our Campaign?!

Branstad Funding Our Campaign?!
Post Date October 22, 2014
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[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 …

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Meet Jon in Davenport Wed Oct 22 at Genesis/Adler and Kahl Educational Buildings

Meet Jon in Davenport Wed Oct 22 at Genesis/Adler and Kahl Educational Buildings
Post Date October 21, 2014
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For Immediate Release                          @NarcisseForIowa

Narcisse Speaking at Genesis Hospital & EICC Kahl Building
Jonathan Narcisse, the Iowa Party candidate for Governor will be in Davenport, Iowa on Wednesday October 22nd for two public speaking engagements.

After touring facilities with hospital officials, Narcisse will be speaking at Genesis’ Adler Health Education Center from 3pm to 4pm, on Wednesday at Genesis EAST, in Davenport. 

He will be addressing invited employees of Genesis Health System, and …

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Publication: Iowa Values, Common Sense Solutions

Publication: Iowa Values, Common Sense Solutions
Post Date October 15, 2014
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The Narcisse for Governor campaign published its literature drop piece and is making a pdf of the 8 page publication available online as a downloadable PDF. IowaValues8PageTab2014.11×11. It covers the legacy of Narcisse and quotes supporters like former Branstad Chief of Staff Gretchen Tegeler, Iowa State Board of Education member Greg McLain.

The promotional piece, which will be distributed door to door by volunteers in the last two weeks of the election campaign, includes sections that summarize Narcisse’s white papers on Restoring Iowa’s World Class Education …

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Reader: Iowa Party Potent Tool

Reader: Iowa Party Potent Tool
Post Date October 15, 2014
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[Published in River Cities’ Reader, Oct 16th 2014]

A Potent Tool for Reform: Narcisse and The Iowa Party

If you’re an independent candidate for governor in Iowa, you know you’re getting traction when your message earns the support of county chairs from both major parties across the state. Your campaign must be striking powerful chords when you get endorsements from both conservative talk-radio hosts and liberal-activist leaders alike.

Jonathan Narcisse is running for governor again. (I have volunteered for and contributed to his campaign.) And if he garners …

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Poverty Cannot Be Addressed Without Accountability

Post Date October 12, 2014
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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 …

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Steele Report

Steele Report
Post Date September 23, 2014
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Jonathan Narcisse recently joined Ron Steele at KWWL in Waterloo for a recording of the Steele Report.

Part 1 – Iowa Worth Fighting For & Hatch Throwing the Fight for Dems
KWWL.com

Part 2 – Polk County Political Cartel, Branstad’s Failures
KWWL.com

Part 3 – Entitlement Reform & Personal Responsibility
KWWL.com

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Narcisse Qualifies for November Governor’s Race in Iowa

Narcisse Qualifies for November Governor’s Race in Iowa
Post Date July 29, 2014
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As an independent, if the candidate wins only 2% of ballots cast, this election will launch the state-wide Iowa Party

For Immediate Release
Contact: 515-770-1218 or email Info at NarcisseForGovernor dot com

Des Moines, Iowa | July 29, 2014 – Jonathan R. Narcisse was certified by the secretary of state’s office this morning for the November 4th General Election Gubernatorial contest as the Iowa Party candidate.

Narcisse ran for governor as an independent in 2010. Against an incumbent Culver and returing Branstad, and spending less than $50,000 …

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Iowa’s Entitlement Program Exploits Poverty Rather Than Empowering People

Post Date January 31, 2014
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“We don’t end poverty through entitlement. We end poverty through empowering people to understand their own self worth. We do it through unity, through dignity and work. This is how we address it. Not by exploiting it, in the name of compassion. But, by creating paths to opportunity. I’m tired of making people rich in the name of compassion, while we pay for it.”

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