Joe Biden might have pulled off a great escape – but the curtains can come down anytime

The president might have wiggled out of a dire circumstance after his debate after Democrats missed their chance, but uncertainty still lingers

In his dotage and with images of his epic Georgia debate meltdown still fresh in the popular mind, Joe Biden is probably nobody's idea of a Harry Houdini copycat.

Yet, with the Democratic party seemingly paralysed between the terror of a second Donald Trump presidency and fear of the consequences of taking decisive action, the US president may - barring mishaps - be on the cusp of one of history's great political escape acts.