LAMAR ALEXANDER won’t run again in 2020. “Although it is not clear who may vie for the seat, contenders could include Gov. Bill Haslam and incoming U.S. Rep. Mark Green. Haslam flirted with the idea of running for the Senate when Corker announced his retirement. Green has expressed interest in running for the seat held by Alexander in 2020. Others who could consider a bid include U.S. Rep. Diane Black and Knoxville entrepreneur Randy Boyd — both of whom unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for governor earlier this year — as well as Bill Hagerty, current U.S. ambassador to Japan and former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, along with Nashville physician Manny Sethi.”

It’s Haslam’s if he wants it. But does he want it? Randy Boyd’s term as interim University of Tennesee President conveniently expires in time for that election. . . .