HELP HELP HELP ! LEAKING CARB 2BBL 318 72 DART need help with this

hello , 1972 dart 318 , stock type carb i think its a carter but am not 100% sure , 2 bbl , the carb SEEMS to be leaking fuel where the throttle shaft is . the cables are attached to it , it opens the two plates on the bottom of carb when you push the pedal . OK , so if it is possible to leak there , can i just get a rebuild kit and rebuild it ? , or is it trashed and i need a new carb. or ???? its my daily driver i need this by tomorrow if i can , if its just e rebulid i will get it done in time . but i can't blow ANY cash on the rebuild kit if it won't fix the leak , times are that tough . please help any info is greatly appreciated . it drips out with the engine turned off . not sure about when running but probably . thanks .