(CNN) The news that 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams would give the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next Tuesday cements her as a national figure and one of the brightest young stars within the party.

But Abrams' stardom is a tenuous thing. Yes, she came very, very close to winning the governor's race and, in the process, becoming the first black woman to be elected governor anywhere in the country. But she fell short. (Some Democrats still insist the race was taken from Abrams by former secretary of state and now governor Brian Kemp; Abrams refused to concede the race but acknowledged that the law didn't allow her any viable alternatives.)

That loss, no matter how narrow and no matter the extenuating circumstances, goes down on Abrams' electoral record. That will make her and her team very, very careful about the next race she chooses to run -- knowing that a second loss could turn her from star to somebody Democrats used to know

"Yes, I will run again," Abrams said at a post-election event in California in December. "What it is I'm going to run for I haven't decided yet -- stay tuned."

So, what will Abrams run for next? And when? Here are the three options: