” so it is a state by state fight.”
No it isn’t. Looking at the polls which I realize are totally meaningless because Ted isn’t leading it appears to be a Trump victory march. :-)
No it isn’t.
You might want to check out how the primary system works. If someone wins the early primaries they only get a proportion of the delegates. Later on it becomes winner take all. In other words strength at the beginning doesn't necessarily mean the nomination.