Of course he's not gonna waste time on a joke race, and I commend him for stating it publicly, just like Christie said with NY-Gov (and would have said with NH-Gov if he didn't need an excuse to visit an early primary state). Not mentioned in this article, but I expect Reid will focus heavily on the LG race to help possibly dissuade Sandoval from running against him for Senate in 2016.
Edit: Oops, the LG race was mentioned in the article. My bad. Also, Goodman's quote is hilariously inarticulate and all around dumb.
Reid could very well decide to retire at the end of this term, especially if the Democrats lose the majority in the Senate this year. He's getting up there in years.