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In the 20th century the senate and governorships have being the ground from which presidents come from. A couple of ranking house members (gingrich/gerald ford/paul ryan) were considered for the presidency at some point but none succeeded in actually being elected. Ordinary congressman seem to have a lot of trouble getting the nomination let along winning the general election.

What would it take for a representative who isn't house speaker or one of the party leaders in the house to successfully run a campaign to become president? Who is best to do it in the last 70 years or so?
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