Ben Sasse would be the most serious challenger among these, and he wouldn't stand a chance. It's like saying, "I know Trump overthrew the Bush-era iteration of the GOP, but if we run another like that people will totally love it!" Wishful thinking among people stuck in a rut.
Wait, wasn't he the guy who whole married, had a girl in his car and drove of a bridge. Then he left her to die, and went on to suck off the gov't teat for almost 40 years? Oh, that was Edward M. Kennedy.
That's not gender-based. Men or women can work in either industry and they will each be paid the same rate in each one. Stop these ridiculous comparisons as you damage the credibility of the movement. Its sexist to assume only women work in childcare and men in metalwork. #auspol