Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis severed his connection to his long-standing state political committee and the tens of millions of dollars that it now controls, a step he needs to take ahead of a presidential campaign.

The Republican governor is expected to jump into the race for president soon and the move to rebrand his Florida political committee — called Friends of Ron DeSantis — is the most concrete sign so far that his candidacy is imminent.

[I had predicted that DeSantis would announce by May 12, one week after the end of Florida’s legislative session. This puts him right on track for that date if he chooses it. There’s no doubt any longer of his intentions, clearly. — Ed]