Talking with a Fox News correspondent about Las Vegas, Dems debate

We caught up to Ed Henry, senior White House correspondent for Fox News, to get sense of what life is like on the campaign trail and more specifically, the day of a presidential debate.

Henry has a special connection to Las Vegas and Wynn Las Vegas. He got married here in 2010 at the Wynn's wedding chapel. His wedding cake was a 75-pound replica of the White House.

Henry took a timeout on a busy day to share some thoughts hours before the Democratic debate at Wynn Las Vegas:

Impressions of Las Vegas as the host city to the debate.

"I love Las Vegas because I married my beautiful bride, Shirley, here, plus I love golf and have some good buddies to play with out here. Plus Vegas becoming my second home is actually interwoven into my coverage of presidential campaigns. I’m a New Yorker at heart so I had NEVER been to Vegas until 2004 when covering John Kerry’s campaign for CNN brought me here. I stayed at the Mandalay Bay and loved it. Then the second trip was with President (George W.) Bush when I started covering the White House and I stayed at The Venetian and loved that too. But I eventually made my way to my little slice of paradise — it’s called the Wynn — and Elaine Wynn has become one of my dearest friends. She is a brilliant woman, learned in so many areas, a pioneer in business and yet our connection is we both love … basketball! Once I stayed at the Wynn I pretty much never turned back."

How does your day unfold on Debate Day?

"My debate day started in one of my favorite spots in the world — the Wynn Tower Suites Lobby Bar. Light and bright — a lot of space to grab your coffee in the morning and spread out with the big newspapers like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. But when I’m in town I always also make a few minutes for the RJ, especially a little column on page three. That was the quietest part of the day — the rest of it has been a whirlwind of live shots and probably won’t end until about 1 a.m. ET. But I love this job — travel and campaigns invigorate me — so I’m not complaining."

Your thoughts on Steve Wynn, an outspoken Obama critic, landing the Dems' debate.

"Love him or hate him, Steve Wynn is a genius. First of all, he loves Sinatra and so do I — and he is a wonderful steward of that awesome legacy. Steve is also constantly remaking his resorts, never ever resting on his laurels. And hosting this debate gets at that same theme. Sure, everyone knows he’s a Republican, he’s been a tough critic of the president, but he always keeps everyone guessing about his next move. And in this case, he is showing that he’s a big boy who can host a Democratic debate and knock it out of the park.

Joe Biden's status?

One of the vice president’s top fundraisers confided to me that based on his conversations with the VP, he’s likely to get in but is still uncertain on timing. By the way, he’ll of course shake up the race if he jumps in but he’s not a sure bet. Don’t count Hillary Clinton out. She’s taken hits before and sometimes is at her best when she’s under fire. In 2008 Barack Obama kept beating her and she kept getting off the canvas."