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Defining Results – Disappointed, But Not Discouraged

Managing Editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:51:27 +0000

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 ...

Open Letter to Iowa’s Youth Voters

Managing Editor — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:21:14 +0000

Only 2% Changes Everything

Dear Iowa’s Youth Voters, As we near election day, please consider a vote for Jonathan Narcisse for Governor. Jon’s running on the Iowa Party ticket and if you help him win 2% of the vote, you will have helped achieve official ballot access for four years for the only party capable of holding both Republicans and Democrats in Iowa accountable – the Iowa Party!

Top 4 Reasons to Vote for Jon are below, and here’s his web page on Issues & Solutions.

[And, remember….if you vote straight ...

In the News Links

Managing Editor — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 18:03:52 +0000

WHO-TV 10.27.2014 - 3 Minutes in the Chair, Des Moines

River Cities Reader 10.15.2014 - Potent Tool for Reform, Davenport

KTIV 10.11.204 - News 4 Sioux City

Daily Gate City Fort Madison 10.08.2014 – Taxpayer’s Watchdog

Muscatine Journal 10.06.2014 - Iowa Needs a Hero

WOC-1420AM 10.1.2014 - Jim Fisher Show, Davenport

KWWL-TV7 9.23.2014 - Steele Report, Waterloo

Iowa City Press Citizen 9.16.2014 - Iowa gubernatorial candidate talks criminal justice in I.C.

Daily Iowan 9.17.2014 - Narcisse promotes criminal justice reform Dickson County News 9.16. 2014 - Narcisse bid for governor comes to Spirit Lake Times Republican 9.13.2014 – Narcisse makes play for governor’s ...

Open Letter to Iowa Educators

Managing Editor — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 20:25:45 +0000

The Governor Choice for Educators

Dear Iowa Educator, As we near election day, please consider a vote for Jonathan Narcisse for Governor. Below are the top three reason Jonathan deserves your consideration, and hopefully your vote on or before November 4th. [And, remember….if you vote straight ticket, you can still select a non-straight-party candidate for any single race and only that vote will be counted for that race. Iowa Voting Statute Says So!]

#1 Jon’s solutions for education reform are well documented.

In 2008, Jon helped organize ...

On Third Anniversary of Jason Glass’ Call to Action, Education Still Needs Fixed in Iowa

Managing Editor — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:47:01 +0000

DES MOINES, IOWA | November 1, 2014 – “Three years after former Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass announced ‘We have a system problem that we need to address,’ Iowa’s education system still needs reform,” says Jonathan Narcisse.

[Below these comments is the November 1, 2011 news release issued by the Iowa Department of Education.]

Narcisse, is running for governor on the Iowa Party ticket and has been a long time observer and critic of Iowa’s education system. He has called for the end of over $500 ...

WHO-TV “3 Minutes in the Chair” Airs

Managing Editor — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:08:32 +0000

October 27, 2014 | Des Moines, Iowa – WHO-TV’s, Dan Winters interviews Jonathan Narcisse and asks, is someone telling him to run (More inquiry into the rumor that Branstad is funding Jon’s campaign), what the purpose of the Iowa Party is (Accountability!), and what does he say to those who call him a conspiracy theorist when Jon re-asserts that the main party race for governor is “inside baseball” due to the fact that Branstad’s number one donor, Board of Regent’s chair Bruce Rastetter is Branstad’s ...

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

Managing Editor — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:06:03 +0000

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 ...

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 ...

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

Managing Editor — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:46:11 +0000

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 ...

Publication: Iowa Values, Common Sense Solutions

Managing Editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:44:58 +0000

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 ...