Only quibble: Pubs would target Bennet and Reid in '16, especially if Gardner/Sandoval can be recruited.
If Bennett and Reid couldn't be beaten in a year like 2010, they won't lose in a Presidential year. Neither of those states are getting any easier for Republicans.
I get you on Bennet, but Reid faced an awful candidate. If Governor Sandoval runs, I find it hard to believe Reid would win re-election. Other than Sandoval, though, Nevada's bench looks not too great.
Reid will probably retire and remember Cortez-Masto is looking either looking to run for either Governor or US Senate in the near future. I don't think she will run for 1 of the 4 US House Seats in NV in the near future. The NV Dems have Miller(The Secretary of State) waiting in the wings too ready to run for Governor or even US Senate.
Agreed, likeliest bet is that in 2016, Reid retires and Cortez-Masto wins the open seat. I don't really see Sandoval running for Senate in 2016.