Fringe Presidential Candidates Complain They Are Pushed Aside Eugene McCarthy's Upset of President Johnson in 1968 Frequently Cited as Proof That an Unknown Can Sometimes Make Big Difference. US POLITICS

Elizabeth Ross, writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Larry Agran arrives by car at a campaign event on a drizzly Saturday afternoon, quickly abandons his search for an umbrella, and dashes across the lonely parking lot in the rain.

It isn't always bright and sunny on the campaign path for president of the United States. But it's especially dreary for lesser-known candidates, like Mr. Agran, to compete against the five major Democratic hopefuls now campaigning in earnest before the Granite State's Feb. 18 primary.

Agran, former mayor of Irvine, Calif., has been campaigning hard ever since he set up headquarters here in the Granite State last fall and claims he's just as serious as …

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Publication information: Article title: Fringe Presidential Candidates Complain They Are Pushed Aside Eugene McCarthy's Upset of President Johnson in 1968 Frequently Cited as Proof That an Unknown Can Sometimes Make Big Difference. US POLITICS. Contributors: Elizabeth Ross, writer of The Christian Science Monitor - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: January 27, 1992. Page number: 9. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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