Private

 Washington Post: In private, Democrats panic. For the Biden campaign, everything is fine. The White House and the reelection campaign have chosen to emphasize happy talk, even as some in the party fear he is on a path to lose to Trump after his shaky debate performance. Analysis By Tyler Pager and Ashley Parker

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.) became the first Democratic member of Congress to defect, calling for Biden to drop out of the race, and other Democrats publicly urged Biden to more seriously address his fitness for the job.