Faced with uneven polling and with former President Donald Trump racking up endorsements, some of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ key allies want him to declare his presidential candidacy sooner rather than later, according to a report.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — one of three Republican members of Congress to formally endorse DeSantis for the 2024 GOP nomination — has personally urged him to make his run official ASAP, according to the Associated Press. …

“Right now, it’s a heads-up race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis,” Massie added. “The urgency I feel is, the more cats and dogs that get in the race, the more they could siphon from Ron DeSantis.”

[This seems a little silly to me. DeSantis wants to negate criticism that he’s not doing his current job by holding off on an official entry until after the legislative session concludes. That will be in just a couple of weeks, which isn’t going to make any difference at all. Everyone knows he’s getting in anyway, so it’s not as though an entry tomorrow will make other potential candidates change their minds. I think Massie just wants some attention. — Ed]