Nevada Democrats brace for life after Reid’s retirement

LAS VEGAS — Local and state officials gathered near Hoover Dam in April to celebrate the groundbreaking of a highway bypass that might ultimately become part of an interstate connecting Las Vegas with Phoenix. It was a triumphal homecoming of sorts for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who had fought for years to fund the project and was making his first appearance in his home state since announcing he would retire next year. But the event also highlighted the setbacks Reid’s fabled Democr