Donald Trump's dominance in Arizona on Tuesday moved him 58 delegates closer to capturing the 1,237 he needs to win the GOP nomination without a contested convention. But Ted Cruz's sweep of Utah's 40 delegates keeps the "Never Trump" movement's hopes alive in a race that is assured to last all the way through June 7. If Cruz wants to thwart Trump, Wisconsin is probably a must-win state on April 5. From now on, Trump will be fighting a two-front war: in blue, highly-educated areas like Pennsylvania, Connecticut and coastal California, he'll be fending off John Kasich for delegates. Everywhere else, but especially in the heartland and caucus states, he'll be duking it out with Ted Cruz for delegates. Right now, it's an extremely close call as to whether Trump can shoot the gap, but if Trump and Cruz don't start divvying up turf, Trump will continue to be the favorite. Any Republican would need to capture 1,237 of 2,472 delegates to the Cleveland convention to clinch the Republican nomination. To help you keep track of who's ahead, the Cook
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