With the first Democratic debate on Tuesday, time is running out for Vice President Joe Biden to decide on whether he's running for president in 2016 , according to NBC's Political Unit.
If he wants to catch up with his competitors on fundraising, build an organization to win in early nominating states and make candidate filing deadlines, he's running out of time.
Look to hear a firm no from him over the next few days or signs that he's building a campaign, like staff hires, according to NBC's First Read briefing.
