Most of the Republican presidential hopefuls are probably giddy right now, as Donald Trump continues to take heat for being a sexist pig while the rest of them can pretend that they care about women.

For one glorious moment in time, this group of men – who between them have enacted legislation curbing women’s rights, voted against equal pay, and shamed women for having sex – can puff up their chests and play make-believe that they are women’s caped crusaders and true equality warriors.

But at least Donald Trump is upfront about his sexism. The other candidates are just blowing smoke up our ... skirts.

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It’s true, Jeb Bush has never suggested – as Trump did – that a woman’s menstruation cycle has an impact on her ability to effectively moderate a debate. But he did say that women on welfare “should be able to get their life together and find a husband.” While Florida governor, he refused to veto a bill that forced women who put their children up for adoption to publish the names of possible dads in the newspaper – it was called the “Scarlet Letter law.” And up until last year, Jeb didn’t even know what the Paycheck Fairness Act was.

Scott Walker has never publicly called women “dogs” or “fat pigs” as Trump has. But while governor, he repealed Wisconsin’s only equal pay law and supported an anti-choice law that would force women to have invasive and unnecessary transvaginal ultrasounds before seeking abortions. Walker also refused to raise the minimum wage – and women in Wisconsin are more than twice as likely as men to have a job that pays less than $10.10 an hour.

Huckabee, despite his nice-guy reputation, has said that he thinks women can’t control their “libido,” shouldn’t curse, and that Jay Z is a “pimp” who exploits Beyonce. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have both voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act (though at least they knew what it was) and were opposed to reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. And while Paul was in college, he joined a secret society that once walked around campus with a picture of Anita Bryant – who had said oral sex was a sin – with a hole cut out of her mouth. But, sure, good on him for never making a crack about a woman being “on the rag”.

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Even the general conservative movement is using Trump as a distraction for the sexism that is foundational to their movement and party. RedState editor-in-chief Erick Erickson disinvited Trump from the influential RedState gathering because of Trump’s remarks against Megyn Kelly by saying, “I don’t want my daughter in the room with Donald Trump.” But Erickson has argued that men are meant to be the dominant sex; tweeted that only men should work; said that women aren’t as funny as men; and stated that feminists are ugly and should “return to their kitchens”. By his own standards, Erick Erickson’s daughter probably shouldn’t be in the room with her father, either. `

Given the tidal wave of misogyny that comes out of the Republican Party and the conservative movement on a regular basis, it’s no surprise that they would desperately try to draw attention to Trump – they think their sexism looks tame by comparison. And maybe it does if you’re not listening closely. But while Trump is clearly a showman for whom sexism is part of the shtick, his sexism hasn’t (yet) taken away women’s rights and hurt their lives. The same can’t be said for the other Republicans so eager to paint themselves as female-friendly.

So, gentlemen, take your shots at Trump while you can - but women voters won’t forget what you’re really about when it comes to women’s issues.