I know how you feel. I live in The People's Republik of Connecticut. We voted on April 26th, and I can't remember when or if my vote was actually needed to put a Republican over the top. I'm still stunned the race wasn't decided on 4/26, and apparently my vote mattered! Trump won CT in a landslide.
First round in January to weed out the pretenders.
Second round in March to determine the finalists
Final round in early June to determine the nominees.
The current system is ridiculous. I'm tired of farmers in Iowa and New Hampshire deciding these races for us.
Good. Some day when I grow up, I hope to see my vote count in a primary. “:^)