Sen. Reid aiming for one last campaign win before he retires

[...] Reid is moving all the levers at his disposal to ease the Vermont senator out of the race, subtly and not-so subtly, even as he promotes the idea of liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as Clinton's running mate, something that could be a consolation prize for Sanders' supporters.

[...] Reid is intricately involved with races in Nevada, working to retake control of the Legislature for the Democrats and restore a Democratic majority in the congressional delegation.

Whether his vaunted political machine retains its potency may become partially clear on Tuesday, when Nevada holds its congressional primaries and a Reid-backed Democrat faces two strong opponents in the 4th Congressional District race.

The moves are vintage Reid, who has long meddled in politics in his small state, cementing his status as an unparalleled political animal by winning his own re-election race in 2010 against all odds.

"In 2014 in this state we swept the six constitutional offices, we flipped the state senate back to a Republican majority and we took back the state Assembly for the first time since 1992," said U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, the Republican running for Reid's seat.

"Sen. Reid would love nothing more than to leave the U.S. Senate with a Democratic majority and to right the ship at home in Nevada," said Rebecca Lambe, Reid's top political adviser in Nevada.