just tell us. >> rachel, trust me, there's probably nobody on the earth that wants to know more than me. i've been out here for two months beating the bushes trying to make the good case for the vice president. and i'm ready to know myself. >> do you have a feeling about when it would be too late? obviously the first democratic debate has already happened. the internal dynamics among the candidates who are in the race are now sort of ripe. we know how those things are going to be playing out i think between some of the top-tier candidates. at what point is it too late either technically or just in terms of the dynamics of the race? >> well, i mean, really it doesn't get too late until you start passing state ballot deadlines. so for example, i think arkansas and alabama come up the first couple days in november. texas i think is maybe the 10th or 11th of november. once you get past that and you start knocking states off and delegates you can't compete for it gets pretty tough. but i suspect we'll be hearing in the news and kind of what i'm hearing just in the ether that we're going to have an answer pretty quickly.