He was also a regular columnist at Roll Call[1] and an occasional op-ed contributor to other publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Orlando Sentinel.

[2] For a time, he settled in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, to teach political science at Bucknell University.

In addition to his writing, he has been frequently featured in news broadcasts and worked with CNN as a political analyst for over ten years.

Rothenberg is known for his prediction in early 2009 that the GOP's chances of winning back the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 were "zero".

[3] Rothenberg later would change his prediction as the economy worsened and polls reflected increasing support for Republicans through the Tea Party protests.