Stuart Rothenberg’s obituary on Michael Montagano’s campaign:

The case of Indiana hopeful Mike Montagano (D) is in a class all by itself. Like a few other allegedly serious hopefuls I’ve met over the years, he was short on credentials and maturity. Even worse, he either couldn’t or wouldn’t take positions on issues.

Montagano, who received considerable financial help from his father, clearly was in over his head in this race, and his ability to win 40 percent of the vote says something about incumbent Rep. Mark Souder’s limited appeal and district voters’ willingness to vote for any Democrat on the ballot.

Earlier in the year, Rothenberg had Montagano pegged, saying he was, “more like an overly enthusiastic undergraduate running for class president than a Member of Congress.”

Looks like his prediction–way back in July–held true come November.