If Abbott was not disabled he would be a 2024 or 2028 contender; I see him as a future Republican AG.
We had a president who was in a wheelchair once, and he was elected president four times. If he hadn't died, he probably could have won a fifth. There was so much winning, they had to adopt a constitutional amendment to put a limit on the winning.
I mean Bronz is probably right that being handicapped would hurt Abbott in a primary and general election, even if it’s a subconscious reason that people won’t admit or are aware of. And most Americans didn’t know FDR was crippled at the time, right?